History Comicbook / FatherChristmas

A 1973 graphic novel by Creator/RaymondBriggs. This is a very different version of Father Christmas or Santa. He doesn't live in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus, his elves and his eight tiny reindeer; instead he lives in a London townhouse with ''two'' reindeer and his cat and dog. Far from being jolly, he's grumpy and treats his job, well like a job. Briggs wrote a sequel in 1975 called ''Father Christmas Goes on Holiday'' where he well goes on holiday.

A 1973 graphic novel by Creator/RaymondBriggs. This is a very different version of Father Christmas or Santa. He doesn't live in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus, his elves and his eight tiny reindeer; instead he lives in a London townhouse with ''two'' reindeer and his cat and dog. Far from being jolly, he's grumpy and treats his job, well like a job. Briggs wrote a sequel in 1975 called ''Father Christmas Goes on Holiday'' where he well goes on holiday. Both books were combined into a short film with [[Series/AlasSmithAndJones Mel Smith]] as the voice of Father Christmas in 1991 by the same company that made ''ComicBook/TheSnowman''. Both James and the Snowman make a cameo in the film as well.

* NoExportForYou: The original British version of the film has never been released on the American homevideo market, but it can easily be found on YouTube.

* BreakingTheForthWall: Father Christmas during the FramingDevice.

** In the British version, Father Christmas' favorite present is a bottle of booze, in the American dub it's ''cologne''.

* BadSanta: Well, not really ''bad'', but less squeaky-clean and relentlessly jolly and more well grump than most portrayals.

* BigEater: A little too much.

* NoExportForYou: The original British version of the film has never been released on the American market, the original British version can easily be found on YouTube.

* {{Catchphrase}}: Father Christmasienjects the word "bloomin'" into every other sentence.

** In the British version, Father Christmas' favorite present is a bottle of booze, in the American dub it's ''colgone''.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Father Christmasn enjects the word "bloomin'" into every other sentence.

* NoExportForYou: The original British version of the film has never been released on the American market, the original British version can easily be found on YouTube

* {{Bowdlerisation}}: When the film was released in America, Father Christmas was given a new voice actor and made less grumpy and more jolly to better fit American sensibilites (and for family audiences). Also all traces of the word "bloomin'" were removed.
** In the British dub, Father Christmas' favorite present is a bottle of booze, in the American dub it's ''colgone''.

* {{Bowdlerisation}}: When the film was released in America, Father Christmas was given a new voice actor and made less grumpy and more jolly to better fit American sensibilites (and for family audiences). Also all traces of the word "bloomin'" were removed

* BadSanta: Well, not really ''bad'', but less squeaky-clean and relentlessly jolly than most portrayals.
* {{Bowdlerisation}}: When the film was released in America, Father Christmas was given a new voice actor and made less grumpy and more jolly to better fit American sensibilites (and for family audiences)
* {{Catchphrase}}: ''Bloomin''

* GrumpyOldMan: Father Christmas.

A 1973 graphic novel by Creator/RaymondBriggs. This is a very different version of Father Christmas or Santa. He doesn't live in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus, his elves and his eight tiny reindeer; instead he lives in a London townhouse with ''two'' reindeer and his cat and dog. Far from being jolly, he's grumpy and treats his job, well like a job. Briggs wrote a sequel in 1975 called ''Father Christmas Goes on Holiday'' where he well goes on holiday. Both books were combined into a short film with Mel Smith as the voice of Father Christmas in 1991 by the same company that made ''ComicBook/TheSnowman''. Both James and the Snowman make a cameo in the film as well.

A 1973 graphic novel by Creator/RaymondBriggs. This is a very different version of Father Christmas or Santa. He doesn't live in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus, his elves and his eight tiny reindeer; instead he lives in a London with ''two'' reindeer and his cat and dog. Far from being jolly, he's grumpy and treats his job, well like a job. Briggs wrote a sequel in 1975 called ''Father Christmas Goes on Holiday'' where he well goes on holiday. Both books were combined into a short film with Mel Smith as the voice of Father Christmas in 1991 by the same company that made ''ComicBook/TheSnowman''. Both James and the Snowman make a cameo in the film as well.

* GrumyOldMan: Father Christmas.

* Bowdlerisation: When the film was released in America, Father Christmas was given a new voice actor and made less grumpy and more jolly to better fit American sensibilites (and for family audiences)
* Catchphrase: ''Bloomin''
* FriendToAllChildren: The reason why despite all the complaining Father Christmas has about his job, he does it every year-he loves the kids.

A 1973 graphic novel by Creator/RaymondBriggs. This is a very different version of Father Christmas or Santa. He doesn't live in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus, his elves and his eight tiny reindeer; instead he lives in a London with ''two'' reindeer and his cat and dog. Far from being jolly, he's grumpy and treats his job, well like a job. Briggs wrote a sequel in 1975 called ''Father Christmas Goes on Holiday'' where he well goes on holiday. Both books were combined into a short film with Mel Smith as the voice of Father Christmas in 1991 by the same company that ComicBook/TheSnowman. Both James and the Snowman make a cameo in the film as well.

A 1973 graphic novel by Creator/RaymondBriggs. This is a very different version of Father Christmas or Santa. He doesn't live in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus, his elves and his eight tiny reindeer; instead he lives in a London with ''two'' reindeer and his cat and dog. Far from being jolly, he's grumpy and treats his job, well like a job. Briggs wrote a sequel in 1975 called ''Father Christmas Goes on Holiday'' where he well goes on holiday. Both books were combined into a short film with Mel Smith as the voice of Father Christmas in 1991 by the same company that ComicBook:TheSnoman. Both James and the Snowman make a cameo in the film as well.