A sad and lonely tree high on a mountain is transformed on a stormy Christmas Eve, drawing children from a nearby village for a joyful holiday celebration.
When nine-year-old Tess invites her friends, family, and neighbors to celebrate her beloved maple tree's life before it must be cut down, she learns that it has meant a lot to other people, as well.
At Christmas time, a nun agrees to donate to Rockefeller Center a fir tree which has been her best friend since the time she arrived at her convent as a young orphan.