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
Elhanan Tannenbaum and is considered a wanted fugitive by the Israeli government. Tannenbaum was released in January 2004 as part of a prisoner swap with Hezbollah. The swap, mediated by Germany, resulted in the exchange of 435 prisoners held by Israel in return for Tannenbaum's release and the return of the bodies of three soldiers killed during an ambush along the Israeli-Lebanese border. Among the 435 people released were Mustafa Dirani and Abdel Karim Obeid. These two individuals were kidnapped, in 1994 and 1989 respectively, for use as bargaining chips in the effort to secure the release of the most famous of