![]() Storyteller: Holly squealed, jumping up and down. You and I have been invited to sing this Christmas Eve at the Grand Ole Opry! Grandpa: I've been talking to some old friends. Grandpa's presents were always very special to her. Grandpa has an early Christmas present for you. Grandma: (Laughing) They're very special, just like you. Storyteller: Holly grabbed one of the cookies and began eating it. Storyteller: The cookies were shaped like presents, and each was beautifully decorated. Grandma: I made these especially for you, Holly. 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 light, star bright, 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.
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