November 18, 1973. (On its VHS release, it was retitled The Holiday Treasure.) Patricia Hamilton, providing the voice of the older Addie Mills, narrated this special; she had not been credited in The House Without a Christmas Tree, she was credited here. The Easter Promise, an Easter special transmitted on March 26, 1975. Addie and the King of Hearts, a Valentine's Day special transmitted on February 25, 1976. All but the last of these were highly rated and were later released on VHS. However, only The House Without a Christmas Tree was known to have been made available on DVD as of late October 2012. The original Christmas special is often recommended on a variety of lists, for both holiday viewing and such other themes as about single parents. On November 4, 2014, the DVD Holiday Family Classics: The Thanksgiving Treasure / The House Without A Christmas Tree was released by Paramount. The release was credited as a two film collection but featured both programs on one DVD (Region 1 only). Soon after, there was another "Holiday Family Classics" DVD released by Paramount which included both The Easter Promise and Addie and the King of Hearts. Adaptation Houston Grand Opera commissioned an adaptation from composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Royce Vavrek. The opera premiered on November 30, 2017. See also List of Christmas films References External links New York Times Review: A House Without a Christmas Tree The House Without a Christmas Tree TV and Movie Review from Goodreads.com A House Without a Christmas Tree at Yahoo Movies The Addie Mills Page 1972 films 1972 television films 1970s Christmas drama films 1970s Christmas films American Christmas drama films CBS network films Christmas television films Films adapted into operas Films directed by Paul Bogart Films scored by Arthur B. Rubinstein Films set in 1946 Films set in Nebraska Films shot in Ontario 1970s English-language films 1970s American films