A highly original concept beautifully realized - Christmas from the point of view of the tree. Nothing so banal as what it might be thinking or what it might say - but what it actually hears as it grows and is harvested, as it is chosen and taken home to be decorated. The sound is wonderfully recorded and mixed, and I particularly like the wind that whistles through the branches as time passes. I must admit to being profoundly ever under the influence of watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at an impressionable age and to this day when choosing my own cannot keep the line "There's no such thing as an ugly Christmas tree" out of my head. Give your listeners an unusual treat for the holiday season. This piece is a one-of-a kind winner!
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This piece belongs to the series "CBC Radio's Outfront"
Produced by Laurence Stevenson
Other pieces by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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David Swatling
Posted on December 18, 2005 at 03:40 AM | Permalink
Review of The Story of A Tree
A highly original concept beautifully realized - Christmas from the point of view of the tree. Nothing so banal as what it might be thinking or what it might say - but what it actually hears as it grows and is harvested, as it is chosen and taken home to be decorated. The sound is wonderfully recorded and mixed, and I particularly like the wind that whistles through the branches as time passes. I must admit to being profoundly ever under the influence of watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at an impressionable age and to this day when choosing my own cannot keep the line "There's no such thing as an ugly Christmas tree" out of my head. Give your listeners an unusual treat for the holiday season. This piece is a one-of-a kind winner!