Raymond Briggs

David Bowie

Bernard Cribbins

Mel Smith

Dianne Jackson

Arthur Button

Joanna Fryer

Tancy Barron

Paul Shardlow

Jimmy T. Murakami

John Offard

Hilary Audus

Alan Ball

Roger Mainwood

Michael Gabriel

Dave Livesey

Tony Guy

Jill Brooks

Eddie Radage

John Richards

Howard Blake

Peter Auty

John Coates

Iain Harvey

John Cary

The Snowman Collection

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The Snowman

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little boy

snowman

christmas

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xmas

No matter how many times I watch this, I always cry a little at the end!

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Sometimes it's not just the film itself, but the accompanying memories it elicits that make something a success. I recall my late mum always used to make sure we sat down in front of the telly at Christmas to watch this - and we probably saw it every year for about 30 years! Why? Well, it's an eminently watchable animation depicting a young lad who builds a snowman, only for it to come to life and take him on a few adventures on Christmas eve - including getting to meet and have a bit of a ceilidh with Santa - before, unfortunately, reality kicks in next morning. Aside from an introduction from a very handsome looking David Bowie, the rest of the audio belongs to a masterful score from Howard Blake (with a bit of help from Peter Auty) and the animation is mischievous and super. Doubtless there are more sophisticated animations out there - almost 40 years later; but this has a charm and innocence to it that ensures it stands the test of time really well.

1982 The Snowman Official Trailer 1  Snowman Enterprises, Channel 4 Television Corporation,

The Snowman (1982) with Original Introduction

The Snowman( 1984)

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A review by Peter89Spencer

Written by Peter89Spencer on Mon Dec 07 2020

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