The Christmas Tree (1996 film) Noël, L' Canada", In Spain as "Árbol de Navidad, El Spain", in Brazil as "A Árvore de Natal Brazil" (Portuguese), in Greece as "Dentro ton Hristougennon, To Greece", and in Germany as "Der Weihnachtsbaum". It was made available in October 2001 on VHS in Spanish and English. The Christmas Tree (1996 film) The Christmas Tree is a 1996 American made-for-television Christmas drama film directed by Sally Field, starring Julie Harris and Andrew McCarthy and produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on ABC on December 22, 1996. A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony (Julie
A Lively Christmas Eve that reminded him of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". He also noted that it was the only pre-1989 East German picture to make a satirical reference to the Stasi. Joe Perry, who researched the Christmas costumes in Germany, considered "Ach, du Fröhliche..." as an example to the SED's attempt to uphold the holiday's traditions as a time of familial bonding while completely rejecting any religious connotation. A "Socialist miracle" of reconciliation between oneself and the leading ideology replaced the Christian-inspired one. The film presented the Christmas costumes of East Germany, that were a readjustment of the old tradition: the fir