Storyteller: Grandpa and Holly sang Deck the Halls and Jingle Bells and were just finishing up when Grandma entered carrying a plate of freshly baked sugar cookies. Grandpa: Do you want to practice singing Christmas songs with me, Holly? Storyteller: Two weeks before Christmas, Holly and her family visited Grandpa and Grandma at their home. Grandpa: I would have loved that, too, Holly. Holly: I so wish I could have sung O Christmas Tree with you at the Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa. One day, she shared her wish with her Grandpa. Storyteller: And so it went night after night, year after year, Holly made the wish.
I want to sing O Christmas Tree with my grandpa on the stage in front of a live audience at the Grand Ole Opry, just like Grandpa did. Holly: Star bright star light first star I see tonight, I wish I may I wish I might have my wish I wish tonight. Every night Holly made a wish on the first star she saw. Still, the little girl latched onto her grandfather's stories and nurtured her dream to sing her favorite Christmas carol O Christmas Tree. She loved singing Christmas songs with him each year. Grandpa gave it up when he became a doctor, but he carried the magic of performing with him.
She'd grown up listening to her grandpa talk about the Grand Ole Opry where he'd performed for several years. Storyteller: Once upon a Christmas Eve there was a young girl, Holly, who had only one Christmas wish, to sing a Christmas carol in front of a live audience at the Grand Ole Opry.