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The Christmas Tree is a 1991 animated Christmas special

Plot
The Christmas Tree takes place in an orphanage run by the evil Mrs. Mavilda. She steals the orphanage's funds and tricks the mayor into thinking she's a good manager. The kids are so miserable they latch onto a pine tree as a mother figure. Things begin to change when a new family moves to town, and the mayor assigns the mother, Judy, to a position as Mrs. Mavilda's assistant. She and her two children live at the orphanage while their husband/father must live elsewhere for his new job. Judy takes the orphans under her wing and tries to make life better for them. When Mrs. Mavilda decides to frame Judy for a crime in order to have her removed, the children make a desperate bid to appeal to Santa Claus for help.

Cast

 * William Griffin as Narrator
 * Elly Drygas as Lilly
 * Ayal Kleinman as Pappy
 * Karen Drygas as Judy
 * Paul Whyte as Ray, Mayor
 * Helen Quirk as Mrs. Mavilda
 * Maya Melczer as Louie
 * Maki Becker as Sharah, Helen
 * Michele Becker as Maria
 * Leana Kleinman as Bob
 * William Griffin as Buzz

Release
The USA network only aired this special once in 1991 and have since acted like it never existed. Since then, it has been released on VHS and DVD.