Trees Mark Seasonal Spirit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1229A
Date Released
25 Dec 1952
Date submitted
16 Dec 1952
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trees Mark Seasonal Spirit. DESCRIPTION: Wherever Christmas is celebrated, there surely must be a Christmas tree; they even took one out to Heligoland where only twenty men will be spending Christmas. At the border line in Berlin, West German police have set up a tree. At the summit of Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, a German weather-man also has his tree. London’s chief Christmas tree is of-course a big one that comes from Norway every year as a gift and set up in Trafalgar Square. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Xmas tree on boat. . Heligoland - Boat approaches island, unloading tree on quay. Carrying same to highest point of island. Germans stand round same singing (silent). Berlin - German police decorate Christmas tree on the sector border, several shots. Zugspitze - Elevated GV snow covered summit. Meteorologists enter cabin, interior - lighting candles of Xmas tree. Several shots of the snow covered summit outside. London - Trafalgar Square - various angle shots of the Xmas tree, also lit up.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Weather; Environment; Customs and traditions; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
58283
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
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'Trees Mark Seasonal Spirit', British Movietone News Issue No. 1229A, 25 Dec 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18271 (Accessed 03 Oct 2025)