If you awake in a cold sweat, worried this will be the year 'Peanuts' holiday specials no longer air, then you shall sleep soundly tonight. ABC has renewed their agreement to play the Charlie Brown specials for another five years.

Does that mean they'll continue to air 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'? Yes. 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'? Yes. 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'? Of course. 'Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!'? That one isn't as popular, but ABC does own the rights. 'You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'? Possibly around the next presidential election.

This season's airing of the original 'Peanuts' holiday special, 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' will mark its 45th anniversary. When you watch it, the choppy animation and production is obviously dated. Yet, even when it first aired on CBS in 1965, it wasn't up to the production standards of other cartoons of the time. That's because the creators were only given a shoestring budget and the network battled them along the way to make it more accessible to the mainstream. For example, they wanted a laugh track added. But creator Charles Schulz stood his ground and his bittersweet vision still rings with audiences today.

While the comic strip still runs a decade after Schulz' death, and is marking its 60th anniversary this year, ABC's deal does not allow for new specials to be produced. So if you're hoping for 'It's a Menorah, Charlie Brown' or 'A Charlie Brown Mardi Gras' -- you're out of luck for now. It's too bad. We'd love to see Lucy pull the pinata away each time Charlie Brown swings for it in 'A Charlie Brown Cinco De Mayo.'