The three non-Winter specific episodes all delve into teaching young ones valuable lessons. As a typical example, in "Strangers," Sister goes from talking to everyone she sees on the street to distrusting everyone, but in the end learns about a happy middle ground.
The episodes included on this disc are all relatively old, and consequently tend to look somewhat drab. The animation isn't particularly spectacular either. That being said, the lessons that they teach children are certainly valuable ones. I tend to believe that it's adults more than children who care about spiffy colors and computer animation, at least for the age of children these episodes are geared towards, which is definitely on the younger said (my two-and-a-half year-old was completely entranced even if she didn't fully grasp everything that was taking place).
The Berenstain Bears: Christmas Tree contains no special features, just some good, old-fashioned storytelling. Lessons are learned, morals are taught, and children find themselves amused. The only real disappointment in the disc is that it is being packaged as a Christmas-based disc when it simply isn't. There is enough entertainment here that such packaging wasn't necessary and only serves to disappointment.
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