The Snowman

The Snowman (The snowman) is a British children's film from 1982, based on the book by Raymond Briggs from 1978. The film is nominated for an Oscarin 1983, in the category Best Animated Short Film (bestanimated short film). The music for this film was written by Howard Blake.

The book and the film both have no language, instead, the story told by the image and the music. This adds to the charm of this film and makes the story also accessible for children around the world.

The only song from the film, Walking in the Air, was specially written for the film and performed by Peter Auty by one of the choirs of St. Paul's Cathedral. Was In later editions this song sung by Aled Jones. "Walking in the Air" has also been covered by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish on the album Oceanborn.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == The Snowman is the story of a boy, James, which makes a snowman on a beautiful winter's day. (In the film is not clear whether this is correct on Christmas Eve or new year's Eve, but somewhere around these holidays.) That night, at the stroke of midnight, comes to this snowman to life. The boy wakes up and let the snowman are House. The snowman is primarily busy with researching all kinds of devices, toys and other business in the House of the little boy. Everything very quietly, so that the parents of the boy didn't wake up will be.
 * 2 The Snowman and the Snowdog
 * 3 Trivia
 * 4 external links

The snowman remembers that he needs to take to a party for the boy on a trip and snowmen. Together they fly through the air, over houses, roads and pastures, to the North Pole. The little boy at the party turns out to be the only human being. They meet Father Christmas (the Santa clause) and his reindeer. By Father Christmas will get the boy a scarf sneeuwmannen pattern with a gift.

Fly together the snowman and the little boy back home, where the snowman take his spot in the garden again. The next morning, the sun shines and the boy discovers that his snowman has melted. However, it really isn't a dream, because the boy has Santa Claus scarf yet ... ==The Snowman and the Snowdog[ Edit] == Later, a sequel to the movie, titled The Snowman and the Snowdog (the snowman and the snow dog), based on the book by Joanna Harrison and Hillary Audus, based on Briggs ' book. The story takes place thirty years later and is about the boy Billy, who in the meantime come to live in the House of James is, along with his mother. However, it is now completely filled. On Christmas Eve dies his beloved dog, which is already very old.He notes that if James is devastated, and to Santa Claus, he asks a new dog. Then comes his snowman to life and they go to Santa Claus, which gives them a new dog gift. If he wakes up the next day, his snowman melted again, but he still has his dog. ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * James has no name in the original book. In the film's in the scene with the gift of Santa Claus a card with the name "James" to his Pack, and there is also a later version with audio commentary of the "Santa Claus" was released, which has about James.
 * The little boy appears in the film to live in southern England, near Brighton. Again this is also mentioned on the card to his gift and the little boy and the snowman fly over the Royal Pavilion and the Palace Pier in Brighton.
 * The original version of the film has a short introduction by the author himself, the version that later aired (and on video and dvd is released) has an introduction by David Bowie.