A young fir in the woods thought only of growing tall and getting away. Andersen tells what he discovered when his wish finally came true.

On the last evening of the year a barefoot girl crosses the city with her matches. Every match she strikes holds a picture inside it.

In Italy, long ago, a girl named Rita dreamed of becoming a nun. Life led her down hard roads, but she never stopped trusting God — and one frozen winter, a rose bloomed just for her.

One winter morning, beneath a juniper tree, a mother makes a wish from the depths of her heart. From that wish grows an old, old tale of sorrow, hope, and a bird whose song no one can forget.