Synopsis
The story of the little fir tree which is cut down and trimmed on Christmas Eve is retold in a modern American setting, with an unusual background of Christmas carols.
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- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
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★★★ · No Account Schmaltz · Dodsworth the Cat · 2025-12-12
A self-pitying tree with an inferiority complex moans for the first half of the film, only to be delighted with being someone's Christmas tree. Hey, tree, you were cut down. You're dead! That fire keeping you warm is made from other dead trees. Where do you think you'll end up after Christmas? The tree has a need for self-importance. It keeps going on about "a star for his crown" and how trees outside are jealously looking in on him. He boasts about "bringing joy to the world." Uh, tree, you're stuck in someone's house in the middle of nowhere. To add to the syrupiness of it all, there a…