Charles Schulz only took one sabbatical from the strip, November 27 through December 31, 1997. In place of new strips, the following were re-run:
- December 1, 1997 (reprinted from December 3, 1987)
- December 2, 1997 (reprinted from December 18, 1989)
- December 3, 1997 (reprinted from November 29, 1990)
- December 4, 1997 (reprinted from December 1, 1990)
- December 5, 1997 (reprinted from December 4, 1990)
- December 6, 1997 (reprinted from December 5, 1990)
- December 7, 1997 (reprinted from December 18, 1988)
- December 8, 1997 (reprinted from December 6, 1990)
- December 9, 1997 (reprinted from December 8, 1990)
- December 10, 1997 (reprinted from December 10, 1990)
- December 11, 1997 (reprinted from December 11, 1990)
- December 12, 1997 (reprinted from December 12, 1990)
- December 13, 1997 (reprinted from December 13, 1990)
- December 14, 1997 (reprinted from December 3, 1989)
- December 15, 1997 (reprinted from December 10, 1991)
- December 16, 1997 (Final strip involving Beethoven's birthday since the strip's original run; reprinted from December 8, 1992)
- December 17, 1997 (reprinted from December 21, 1989)
- December 18, 1997 (reprinted from December 22, 1989)
- December 19, 1997 (reprinted from December 23, 1989)
- December 20, 1997 (reprinted from December 29, 1987)
- December 21, 1997 (reprinted from December 20, 1987)
- December 22, 1997 (reprinted from December 13, 1989)
- December 23, 1997 (reprinted from December 9, 1989)
- December 24, 1997 (reprinted from December 24, 1987)
- December 25, 1997 (reprinted from December 25, 1991)
- December 26, 1997 (reprinted from December 13, 1988)
- December 27, 1997 (reprinted from December 14, 1988)
- December 28, 1997 (reprinted from December 2, 1990)
- December 29, 1997 (reprinted from December 15, 1988)
- December 30, 1997 (reprinted from December 17, 1988)
- December 31, 1997 (reprinted from December 31, 1992)
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