Papa says “No Christmas tree this year,” because the family is going to be away from home visiting grandparents. Mama is frazzled because the family has just moved into a new house in a foreign country and she needs to find the dishes, not the Christmas ornaments. But ten-year-old Jack and four-year-old Maria know what is truly important about celebrating Christmas and get some help from a tree with a mind of its own.

Just two days left until Christmas, and Trampas was about to give up all hopes of spending Christmas with a real family. You see, Trampas was only two feet tall, the smallest Christmas tree on the lot. All of a sudden, He hears a little girl squeal with delight. "Daddy, this tree is just the right size to sit by Grandma's bed!" Trampas couldn't believe his tiny branches. He was going to spend Christmas with a real family! Go with Trampas to visit Grandma, and listen as He hears the story of the real reason that we celebrate Christmas.

The Smallest Christmas Tree will magically captivate the inner child that lies dormant within your soul. Each one of us at one time or another has felt unwanted, overwhelmed, and consumed by the unfair forces of nature as well as by our own earth-laden inadequacies. Yet, deep within us lies the unyielding strength to resist frustration and to bravely face the daily hardships that attempt to denude our morale and feelings of self-worth. The Smallest Christmas Tree is a story of faith, friendships, courage, and most of all...LOVE. It will motivate the discouraged, influence those feeling inferior, and revitalize the true spirit of Christmas within each one of us... The Smallest Christmas Tree represents the indelible values that parents imprint on their children, and how encouragement and love, even in the absence of material gifts, can dominate our character.

As the smallest tree seedling grows, she thinks about all the possibilities open to her even if she isn't chosen to be a Christmas tree.

A young fir tree hates feeling small and useless, but as winter falls and Christmas approaches a small boy and his family discover that the tree is the perfect size for something very special.

Little Tree is sad - he’s the smallest tree in the forest, so he thinks Santa won’t pick him to be the forest animals’ Christmas tree. Dora the Explorer and Boots decide to help by collecting icicles, a berry garland and a tiny star to sit on his highest branch. Can they make Little Tree’s Christmas dreams come true? This Nickelodeon Read-Along features audio narration