This was also the first Peanuts special to be animated using digital ink and paint (although the backgrounds are still done in the classic hand-painted style of the 1960s–90s specials.)
ðɪs wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə fˈɜːst pˈiːnʌts spˈɛʃəl təbi ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd jˈuːzɪŋ dˈɪdʒɪɾəl ˈɪŋk ænd pˈeɪnt ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə bˈækɡɹaʊndz ɑːɹ stˈɪl dˈʌn ɪnðə klˈæsɪk hˈændpˈeɪntᵻd stˈaɪl ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z nˈaɪnti z spˈɛʃəlz.