The snowman

The Snowman is an animated television film and Poem based on The 1976 picture book The Snowman. It was directed by Dianne Jackson for the British public service Channel 4. It was first shown on 1978, and was an immediate success. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and won a Annie Award

The story is told through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake, and is wordless except for the song "Walking in the Air". In addition to the orchestral score, performed in the film by the Sinfonia of London, Blake composed the music and lyrics of the song and the song was performed by Aled Jones

The special ranks #72 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2018, based on a vote by industry professionals. It was voted #2 in UKTV Gold's Greatest TV Christmas Moments. It came third in Channel 4's poll of 100 Greatest Christmas Moments in 2005 Its broadcast on Christmas Eve, has become an festive event

Plot
After A Night Of A Snowfall A Boy Named James Wakes Up and plays in the snow And Builds A Large Snowman At the stroke of midnight, he sneaks downstairs to find the snowman coming to life James Shows The Snowman Around His House playing with toys and other bric-a-brac, all while keeping quiet enough not to wake James' Parents The two find a sheeted-down motorcycle in the house's garden and go for a ride on it through the woods Disturbing Some Animals Its engine heat starts to melt the snowman and he cools off in the freezer

Seeing a picture of the arctic on a packet in the freezer The Snowman Grabs The Boys Hand Running Through The Garden Until They Take Flight They fly over the South Downs towards the coast, seeing the Royal Pavilion and north along the coast of Norway They continue through an Icy Land With Penguins and into the aurora borealis They land in a snow-covered forest where they join a party of snowmen They Meet Father Christmas along with his Reindeer he gives the boy a card and a Hat with a snowman pattern The Snowman Returns home with James Just As The Sun Rises And The Two Bid Farewell For The Night

On Christmas Day the following morning James Wakes Up To See The Snowman Melted leaving only his hat, scarf, coal eyes, carrot nose and coal buttons in a pile of melted snow James Picks Up The Snowman Hat And Moods Over His Loss