Think it was from the 80's or at least that's when I watched it.
The premise being it's about a tunbleweed and the 'adventures' it has as it, well, tumbles across the desert.
The only bit of the film I remember was that the tumbleweed at one point was collected by some children at Christmas time and used as their tree as they were too poor to buy a proper one.
I'm fairly certain it was a 'short' film, and obviously not very popular as Google isn't being very helpful in locating it.
But I'm almost positive it was a film (well, 80% sure!) that it was a film im thinking of, I distinctly remember 2 children, a boy and a girl finding it, taking it home, and decorating it.