The Tiny Tree

I have been on the lookout for Christmas specials to watch and enjoy. I found this sweet, heartwarming animated special by the animation team that did the "Pink Panther" cartoons on YouTube (through my smart TV), and I love it.

It's about a little girl who had been in an accident and had to be in a wheelchair. She and her parents had moved to the countryside, and there the girl made friends with the animals that live in the meadow and a tiny, whispering pine tree. On the day before Christmas, the girl's father went to the village to get his daughter's presents and a Christmas tree. But the snow was falling hard, and would he be back? You will have to watch for yourself.

I love that Roberta Flack sang songs for this special. And I love that it shows that Christmas is about love and sharing, something I don't mind at all. Anyway, I love this wonderful Christmas special and wish it was on DVD, so I could share it with my young nephew.

This was a FABULOUS Christmas Story, it's a shame that it's not on yearly, thanks to the internet, I have found a copy. I look every year to see if it's going to be on TV that year, now I can show it to my grands...this particular Christmas Story has stayed with me since I was a very young girl. It was a sweet story about a little girl who was injured and was confined to her wheelchair. The animals decorated a tree for her so she could enjoy the true spirit of Christmas and I have never forgotten this story and never will. The girls are going to LOVE it. I have spoken of this story many times and everyone says "I never saw that", well, ha, I found it online and I am so posting about it on my social media site.

Narrated by Buddy Ebsen...two amazing songs by Roberta Flack...three original songs by Johnny Marks...and a great Christmas tale...need I say anymore. From 1975 this is truly a treasure.