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- 1982
- Dianne Jackson
- 26 mins
- PG
Summary
Raymond Briggs' festive favourite, a wordless animated fantasy telling the story of a small boy whose snowman magically comes to life and whisks him off on the journey of a lifetime to the North Pole. Howard Blake's score includes the award-winning song Walking in the Air, which was taken to number five in the charts by a young Aled Jones, but is here sung by Peter Auty
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8.2/10
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rolenameNarratorRaymond BriggsDirectorDianne JacksonProducerJohn Coates
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1982-01-01
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English
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Colour
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The Snowman returns in heartwarming Channel 4 Christmas ident
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The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs wins Lifetime Achievement Award
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