Bill Melendez, the guy who animated some of my favorite holiday classics like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," has died.

Melendez was an Oscar nominee and an 8-time Emmy winner. He was the only man Peanuts creator Charles Schulz would allow to oversee the series. Over the course of his career, Melendez animated 68 TV specials, four films and over 350 commercials. He was also the voice of one of the coolest cartoon dogs ever, Snoopy.

Melendez was 91.

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