The Snowman.

I loved Father Christmas best, all the old-fashioned domestic details and his, ‘Hello Dog’, ‘ Hello Cat’, ‘Hello Deers’.

Took my kids to see the stage version of The Snowman many years ago. We all loved it, and at the end, a little boy in front of us was sobbing his heart out.

Moth62

He rather looks like he has chickenpox

What a lovely snowman. Your son will be delighted and keep him somewhere safe on his travels.

I very much prefer the gentle and touching Snowman and the truly heartrending Ethel and Ernest than some of the violent films that are often shown at Christmas.

I first saw it lying in the sofa in an empty house. Mr C and the children were at my parents home opening presents. I had flu! Loved it then and still do. We have a dvd, out it comes every year in case I miss the re-runs on tv.

I remember watching this for the 1st time on Christmas Eve with my son aged about 3. We were cuddled up on the sofa, he was in his pj’s, all ready for bed or so I thought, - but when the snowman melted towards the end he burst out crying and was inconsolable for ages. Not a great start for a decent sleep before Christmas Day morning!
Despite that emotional
viewing, 40 years later I still love it and every time I watch it I’m transported back to those precious early years as a Mum. ☃️❄️

Yes yes yes. The perfect "cartoon": wonderfully primitive art (you can see every pencil/pastel stoke), no dialogue beyond quiet narration, and much beautiful music. One of my fave CD's during the holidays.

Love 'The Snowman'.

I have a Beswick snowman and dog dated 2015 which dh bought me one Christmas.

He rather looks like he has chickenpox

Thank you, GoodAfternoonTea, it is still a cherished memory. He is often away now at Christmas time, but the card I chose this year to take away to sea with him features The Snowman and I made him a felt Scottish Snowman. It’s not the greatest rendition you ever saw, but it was made with love! ❤️ I’ll try and find a photo of it if I can.

The Snowman is beautiful and will be shown along with Shaun the Sheep accompanied by the Halle orchestra this weekend in Manchester. My DD works for the Halle and is taking my DS, DiL and GCs on Saturday. It will be the children's first experience of an orchestral concert, but I think they have already seen the films at home.

GrannyGravy13

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 😿😿😿

Oh, I have long treasured that book. the simple honesty and acceptance on sad and poignant matters.

The one we read with DS were the already mentioned Father Christmas ones, though, again and again...and again... ☺️

I don't wish to go back. My other " hope there will be on" this year will be "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse."

For those of us living in Scotland, Barrs do an advert using The Snowman and the music which highlights tourist attractions in Scotland and is quite funny. I don't watch adverts if I can help it, but I like this one.
However the original animation is just lovely and the ending is so poignant

Oreo- it was Peter Auty

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When my son was small he found Briggs’s Father Christmas so funny he nearly laughed himself sick.

I love Ethel and Ernest, and find it stands up to repeated viewing.

CalendarGirl I love The Snowman, Christmas isn't the same without watching it. I remember when I used to do childminding, putting it on and we all danced round the room in a circle holding hands when the snowmen from all over the world were doing it. It was lovely.

Moth62

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!

What a beautiful memory.

madeleine45

There is a follow up to Father Christmas and it is Father Christmas goes on holiday. Where Father Christmas turns his sleigh into a caravan and goes to a seaside and the children recognise him but he gets them to be quiet about him to the adults. Hope you enjoy that too

Yes, we have that, too!

For those of you with a strong constitution ( and Irish connections) - Google The Snowman Cork Style, it’s on YouTube. Maybe a little too much strong language but the things the mother says to her son, so funny!

I always feel quite emotional when I see or hear this film.

It’s very poignant. I never tire of watching it.

There is a follow up to Father Christmas and it is Father Christmas goes on holiday. Where Father Christmas turns his sleigh into a caravan and goes to a seaside and the children recognise him but he gets them to be quiet about him to the adults. Hope you enjoy that too

Visiting family and 2 year old GC is mesmerized by it. I have to confess after five days I've had enough of it for a while. You really can have too much of a good thing.

I’ve just read that David Bowie didn’t want a fee for his introduction to The Snowman. Just the scarf for his son. x

GrannyGravy13

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 😿😿😿

Yes, ‘Ethel and Ernest’ is brilliant! And very moving.

I’m also a great fan of Raymond Briggs’ ‘Father Christmas’. Someone gave it to dd when she was just 2 - far too young for it! However it made me laugh so much, my mother said, ‘You’ll start your baby off!’ (I was 7 month pregnant at the time.

I still adore grumpy old Father Christmas, and get the book out every year.