They narrowly manage to get it onto a bus, much to the annoyance of other passengers and then it is carried on the back of a jeep while they hitch a ride on a motorcycle.

Hearing a description of them over the radio, the children disperse the stolen money out of the back door window while travelling through a village, leading to their arrest.

The Christmas tree finds itself on a tank on military property, 30 miles from London before finally reaching its destination thanks to an army bus of soldiers and a truck.

The film ends at St Vincent's Hospital with the children and a bespectacled Santa singing carols by the repaired and now well-decorated tree.

The acting is rather uneven, and of the three principal juvenile players William Burleigh is a little stiff; but Kate Nicholls is completely self-possessed as the girl, and Anthony Honour as little Sam is most engaging.