History ComicBook / TheSnowman

->''I remember that winter because it had brought the heaviest snows I had ever seen. Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with light and silence, the whole world seemed to be held in a dream-like stillness. It was a magical day... and it was on that day I made The Snowman.''

->-Raymond Briggs, author

Come the morning, the boy rushes downstairs to bright sunlight, and hurries to greet his friend in the garden. However, when he gets to the garden, all that remains is a pile of melted snow and a collection of coal and old clothes. The boy wonders if [[AllJustADream he dreamt it all]] but then [[OrWasItADream finds the scarf from Father Christmas in his dressing gown pocket]], [[TearJerker and breaks down in tears... As does the audience]].

-->''I remember that winter because it had brought the heaviest snows I had ever seen. Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with light and silence, the whole world seemed to be held in a dream-like stillness. It was a magical day... and it was on that day I made The Snowman.''

-->-- Raymond Briggs, author

* DigitalDestruction: In 2002 it was "restored"... by being cropped from 4:3 to 16:9. The vandalized version has been broadcast ever since.

Most famous for the song "[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Walking In The Air]]", which many a choir (and even HeavyMithril band Music/{{Nightwish}}) has sung at some point.

In 1978, English illustrator and artist Creator/RaymondBriggs drew a wordless GraphicNovel about [[{{Snowlems}} a Snowman who comes to life]] at Christmas titled simply ''The Snowman''. In 1982 it was animated in a 26 minute film for the the then fledgling ChannelFour, and became an instant Christmas classic and the favourite ChristmasSpecial for many Britons. It is now shown on ChannelFour every Christmas.

A sequel ''The Snowman and the Snowdog'' aired 24 December 2012 on ChannelFour.

* BittersweetEnding: ''The Snowman and the Snowdog'''s ending: the snow''dog'', made in memory of the boy's deceased dog, becomes flesh and blood again, but by the morning the snow''man'' has melted, and he never comes back, just like in the original.

* BittersweetEnding: ''The Snowman and the Snowdog'''s ending: the snowdog, made in memory of the boy's deceased dog, becomes flesh and blood again, but the snowman melts by the morning and never comes back, just like in the original.

In 1978, English illustrator and artist RaymondBriggs drew a wordless GraphicNovel about [[{{Snowlems}} a Snowman who comes to life]] at Christmas titled simply '''''TheSnowman'''''. In 1982 it was animated in a 26 minute film for the the then fledgling ChannelFour, and became an instant Christmas classic and the favourite ChristmasSpecial for many Britons. It is now shown on ChannelFour every Christmas.

In 1978, English illustrator and artist RaymondBriggs drew a wordless GraphicNovel about [[{{Snowlems}} a Snowman who comes to life]] at Christmas titled simply '''''TheSnowman'''''. In 1982 it was animated in a 26 minute film for the the then fledgling ChannelFour, and became an instant ChristmasClassic and the favourite ChristmasSpecial for many Britons. It is now shown on ChannelFour every Christmas.

Come the morning the boy rushes downstairs to bright sunlight, and hurries to greet his friend in the garden. However, when he gets to the garden, all that remains is a pile of melted snow and a collection of coal and old clothes. The boy wonders if [[AllJustADream he dreamt it all]] but then [[OrWasItADream finds the scarf from Father Christmas in his dressing gown pocket]], [[TearJerker and breaks down in tears... As does the audience]].

* {{Narrator}}: Via a brief live-action prologue. It's Raymond Briggs in the original broadcast, DavidBowie in subsequent rereleases. (The latter was what Americans saw when HBO ran it annually in TheEighties, but all VHS and DVD versions use the original intro.)

** [[spoiler:Subverted during the ending of ''The Snowman and the Snowdog''. After the Snowdog's transformation into a real dog, the boy took it in... only to see it missing when he wakes up. He ran downstairs in a panic, and - to his relief - found it at the back door wanting to go outside.]]

A sequel ''The Snowman and the Snowdog'' aired 24 december on ChannelFour.

A sequel ''The Snowman and the Snowdog'' aired 24 december on Channel Four.

* {{Narrator}}: Raymond Briggs in the original broadcast, DavidBowie in subsequent rereleases.

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