History Trivia / TheChristmasTree

* OldShame:
** The Creator/USANetwork only aired this special once in 1991 and have since acted like it never existed.
** Flamarion himself hasn't even bothered posting the special online, let alone claim copyright on a number of bootlegs on [=YouTube=].

* NoBudget: And boy [[OffModel does]] [[LimitedAnimation it]] [[AmateurCast show]].

** The USA Network only aired this special once in 1991 and have since acted like it never existed.

* AmateurCast: The majority of the credited cast and crew have no known film or television careers outside of this special.[[note]]The lone exception is the film's director, Flamarion Ferreira, who's [[HeAlsoDid worked on shows like]] ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', and ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'' as a background painter and storyboard artist.[[/note]] This goes a long way towards explaining the sheer ineptitude of the acting and animation.

* ReclusiveArtist: Trying to find any contact information[[note]]or any general information at all for that matter[[/note]] for anyone involved with the special is next to impossible. Flamarion does have a [[https://www.facebook.com/flammarion.ferreira Facebook]] account, but it hasn't been updated since April 2017.

* {{Blooper}}: There's snow on the ground on Christmas Eve, but one shot of the mayor in his car during the climax inexplicably has no snow to be found.
* ChildrenVoicingChildren: [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools A good example of how this can backfire]]. The child characters seem to be voiced by actual five- and six-year-old kids who are given little to no voice direction. The result is a lot of mumbling, slurring, and bad acting. Bizarrely averted with one child who is clearly voiced by someone much older and sounds entirely out of place from the rest of the kids. Another one has an oddly distorted voice, possibly indicating that child was also voiced by someone older, and the voice pitched up to try and hide this.

* CrossdressingVoices: Bob, one of the orphan boys, is voiced by a woman.

** It's gotten even more notice since WebVideo/{{Phelous}} reviewed it himself.

* AmateurCast: The majority of the credited cast and crew have no known film or television careers outside of this special.[[note]]the lone exception being the film's director, Flamarion Ferreira, who's [[HeAlsoDid worked on shows like]] ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', and ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'' as a background painter and storyboard artist[[/note]] This goes a long way towards explaining the sheer ineptitude of the acting and animation.

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools A good example of how this can backfire]]. The child characters seem to be voiced by actual five and six-year old kids and given little to no voice direction. The result is a lot of mumbling, slurring, and bad acting. Bizarrely averted with one child who is clearly voiced by someone much older and sounds entirely out of place from the rest of the kids. Another one has an oddly distorted voice, possibly indicating that child was also voiced by someone older, and the voice pitched up to try and hide this.

* CreatorKiller: While his animation career was left unscathed, Flamarion's attempt to start his own independent studio was permenantly dashed after this special's failure.
* CrossdressingVoices: The voice of Bob, a young orphan boy, is voiced by a woman.

* AmateurCast: The majority of the credited cast and crew has no known film or television career outside of this special.[[note]]the lone exception being the film's director, Flamarion Ferreira, who's [[HeAlsoDid worked on shows like]] ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', and ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'' as a background painter and storyboard artist[[/note]] This goes a long way towards explaining the sheer ineptitude of the acting and animation.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Many viewers like Phelous believed Flamarion Ferreira was a woman based on the feminine-sounding name, even though Ferreira's Facebook states he's a guy.

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools A good example of how this can backfire]]. The child characters seem to be voiced by actual five and six-year old kids and given little to no voice direction. The result is a lot of mumbling, slurring, and bad acting. Bizarrely averted with one child who is clearly voiced by someone much older and sounds entirely out of place from the rest of the kids. Another one has an oddly distorted voice, possibly indicating that child was also voiced by someone older, and the voice sped up to try and hide this.

** WebVideo/{{Saberspark}} also took a crack at it.

* ReclusiveArtist: Trying to find any contact information[[note]]or any general information at all for that matter[[/note]] for anyone involved with the special is next to impossible. Flamarion does have a [[https://m.facebook.com/flammarion.ferreira Facebook]] account, but it hasn't been updated since April 2017.

** It's gotten even more notice when WebVideo/{{Phelous}} reviewed it himself.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Many viewers like Phelous believed Flamarion Ferreira was a woman based on the feminine-sounding name, even though Ferreira's [[https://m.facebook.com/flammarion.ferreira Facebook]] states he's a guy.

* ReclusiveArtist: Trying to find any contact information[[note]]or any general information at all for that matter[[/note]] for anyone involved with the special is next to impossible.

* CreatorKiller: While her animation career was left unscathed, Flamarion's attempt to start her own independent studio was permenantly dashed after this special's failure.
* CrossdressingVoices: The voice of Bob, a young orphan boy is voiced by a woman.
* NoBudget: [[DullSurprise And]] [[LimitedAnimation it]] [[AmateurCast shows]].

** F.h.e's leagal successor, Creator/{{Lionsgate}}, has never acknowledged the special nor have they bothered with a re-relase since the early 90's. Although this might be because F.h.e's distribution license expired after their closing.
** Flamarion herself hasn't even bothered posting the special online herself, let alone claiming copyright on a number of its bootlegs on YouTube.
* OneBookAuthor: This special marks Flamarion Ferreira's only directing role; since then she's continued to work as an animator on other projects.

* CreatorKiller: While her animation career was left unscathed, Flamarion's attempt to
start her own independent studio was permenantly dashed after this special's failure.

** F.h.e's leagal successor, Creator/Lionsgate, never acknowledges this special nor have they bothered with a re-relase since the early 90's. Although this might be because F.h.e's distribution license expired after their closing.

* OldShame: The USA Network only aired this special once in 1991 and have since acted like it never existed.

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: [[TropesAreTools A good example of how this can backfire]]. The child characters seem to be voiced by actual five and six-year old kids and given little to no voice direction. The result is a lot of mumbling, slurring, and bad acting. Bizarrely averted with one child who is clearly voiced by someone much older and sounds entirely out of place from the rest of the kids. Another one has an oddly distorted voice, possibly indicating that child was also voiced by someone older, and the voice sped up to try and hide this.

* OneBookAuthor: This special marks Flamarion Ferreira's only directing role; since then she's continued to work as an animator on other projects.

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: A good example of how this can backfire. The child characters seem to be voiced by actual five and six-year old kids and given little to no voice direction. The result is a lot of mumbling, slurring, and bad acting. Bizarrely averted with one child who is clearly voiced by someone much older and sounds entirely out of place from the rest of the kids. Another one has an oddly distorted voice, possibly indicating that child was also voiced by someone older, and the voice sped up to try and hide this.

* [[AmateurCast Amateur Cast/Crew]]: The majority of the credited cast and crew has no known film or television career outside of this special[[note]]the lone exception being the film's director, Flamarion Ferreira, who's [[HeAlsoDid worked on shows like]] ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', and ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'' as a background painter and storyboard artist[[/note]]. This goes a long way towards explaining the sheer ineptitude of the acting and animation.
* ChildrenVoicingChildren: [[TropesAreNotGood A good example of how this can backfire.]] The child characters seem to be voiced by actual five and six-year old kids and given little to no voice direction. The result is a lot of mumbling, slurring, and bad acting. Bizarrely averted with one child who is clearly voiced by someone much older and sounds entirely out of place from the rest of the kids. Another one has an oddly distorted voice, possibly indicating that child was also voiced by someone older, and the voice sped up to try and hide this.

* OneBookAuthor: This special marks [[AwesomeMcCoolname Flamarion Ferreira's]] only directing role; since then she's continued to work as an animator on other projects.

* RealLifeRelative: The actresses playing Judy and Lily are mother and daughter in real life.
** Also, the voices of Bob and Pappy are a son and mother in real life.