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" Christmas Rhapsody " Story of a Christmas Tree (1948)

1948 · Short film · 10 min

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Released in 1948 by Encyclopedia Britannica films, "Christmas Rhapsody" is a Christian short story about the fate of a small "no account" fir tree, which is cut down and trimmed on Christmas Eve. A sort of "ugly duckling" story that predates the plot of the "Charlie Brown Christmas", the tree is presented as a neglected outcast, ashamed of its height, but which unexpectedly finds itself at a place of honor in a family's home. The film's religious theme extends to the idea of Jesus loving all…

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