This movie was a very pleasant surprise that we stumbled across on YouTube. Although this film was eighteen years old as we saw it for the first time today, it was new to us. The Christmas Tree starred Julia Harris from The Christmas Wife along with Andrew McCarthy. It was directed by Sally Field who was not in the movie.
Sister Anthony came to an orphanage as a little girl and every day throughout her life she found solace underneath this very special tree that she named 'Tree.' It had become a place of prayer and comfort. One day Richard Reilly, the man in charge of finding the annual Christmas Tree for Rockefeller Center (played by McCarthy) came along wanting Tree. No spoilers here but this is a must see Christmas movie, my new favorite, great story telling and brilliant directing from Sally Field. This is a truly touching Christmas movie and the first movie I've rated on IMDb giving as many as nine stars.
Sister Anthony came to an orphanage as a little girl and every day throughout her life she found solace underneath this very special tree that she named 'Tree.' It had become a place of prayer and comfort. One day Richard Reilly, the man in charge of finding the annual Christmas Tree for Rockefeller Center (played by McCarthy) came along wanting Tree. No spoilers here but this is a must see Christmas movie, my new favorite, great story telling and brilliant directing from Sally Field. This is a truly touching Christmas movie and the first movie I've rated on IMDb giving as many as nine stars.