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A young sapling being raised on a tree farm grows up with three woodland friends: Pretty, a rather self-indulged rabbit; Chipper, a naive and exuberant chipmunk; and Oscar, the wise owl. When Oscar gives the sapling the name of Chris and tells them it's short for Christmas tree, everyone wants to know what a Christmas tree is.

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A young sapling being raised on a tree farm grows up with three woodland friends: Pretty, a rather self-indulged rabbit; Chipper, a naive and exuberant chipmunk; and Oscar, the wise owl. When Oscar gives the sapling the name of Chris and tells them it's short for Christmas tree, everyone wants to know what a Christmas tree is.

Oscar describes the magnificence of a Christmas tree, all decorated with lavish ornaments and brightly colored lights, and all three friends become caught up in Oscar's grand description.

Pretty is especially impressed and fills Chris's head with delusions of grandeur. Oscar, however, tells them, "That is not the true spirit of Christmas." They ask Oscar what is the true spirit of Christmas, but Oscar's very wise reply leaves them quite curious, "I can tell you everything it isn't, but you have to feel in your heart what it is."

As Chris grows up, he becomes a very handsome tree, and his thoughts of being the most beautifully decorated in the world looks like it will come true.

Chris's big adventure starts the day he leaves for the Christmas tree lot in the city. Through a mishap and a turn of events, however, his dreams become shattered.

The story and ending will interest kids of all ages. Find out if Chris becomes just another throwaway in the lot, or will he become the beautiful Christmas tree of his dreams. And, more importantly, will he and his friends ever find the true spirit of Christmas?

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