Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (story)

"Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree" was first published in 1986. It was written by Christmas Awdry and illustrated by Clive Spong.

Plot
Thomas is sent to fetch a Christmas tree, but runs into a snowdrift. It is up to Donald and Douglas to save the day for him.

Featured Characters

 * Thomas
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * Toby (does not speak)
 * Duck (does not speak)
 * Harold (does not speak)
 * Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
 * Wendell (not named; does not speak)
 * Edward (cameo)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Bill and Ben (cameo)
 * Boco (cameo)
 * Daisy (cameo)
 * Old Stuck-Up (cameo)
 * The Diesel (cameo)
 * 199 (cameo)
 * Bertie (cameo)

Trivia

 * Because this book is a television tie-in, Donald and Douglas appear in black, as they do now in the series. In the Railway Series, they had long since been painted blue. It is also notable that the only engines present at the Christmas celebrations are those who had been featured in the television series at that point – Bear, Oliver and Mavis are strangely absent.
 * Wendell appears briefly in this book, as the engine who brings the Christmas tree from the Other Railway.