The Snowman.

It always reminds me of one Christmas when our eldest son was three and we sat, him on my lap, and watched it by the firelight, waiting for DH to come in so we could eat our Christmas dinner. He had been all day in the shed with a calving cow! Dinner was late that year!

I loved it but my dd, then 5 or 6 hated it. She still does but can’t say why. I find it surprising as she’s one of the kindest, most caring people I know.

Gingster

Another tear jerker is The boy, the mole, the horse and the fox.
‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’
‘Kind’ replies the boy.❤️

That book was our go to during lockdown.

Our WhatsApp Family Group was awash with exerts.

Another tear jerker is The boy, the mole, the horse and the fox.
‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’
‘Kind’ replies the boy.❤️

The Snowman always makes me cry.

The other one of Raymond Briggs books which has me in floods of tears is Ethel and Ernest, the autobiography of his parents and his life 😿😿😿

Here is mine - given to me by Mum when it first came out. Treasured ever since.

I have a tiny rubber Snowman pin brooch that belonged to my late darling mum. I wear it every December. It makes me and others smile when I wear it.

Yes lovely memories of our young DC watching it every year for many years. Magical. And a calm 15 minutes in a busy afternoon. My parents sat and watched as well.

A beautifully made film with wonderful voices and music.

Oh to go back in time. Just for one afternoon.

For me and the DCs it started with the wonderful book written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs. Then the film which reproduced the book's illustrations perfectly and added the beautiful musical soundtrack. No wonder it has become a Christmas classic that generations of children and adults have enjoyed.

It’s beautiful isn’t it? The purity of the choir boy’s voice who sings Walking In The Air on the film soundtrack ( not Aled Jones) is breathtaking and evokes a real emotional response.