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Line 1: {{work\|wppage=The Snowman (book)}} {{Infobox book [[File:RaymondBriggsTheSnowman_7184.jpg\|frame]]▼ \| title = The Snowman In 1978, English illustrator and artist [[Raymond Briggs]] drew a wordless [[Graphic Novel]] about [[Snowlems\|a Snowman who comes to life]] at Christmas titled simply '''''[[The Snowman]]'''''. In 1982 it was animated in a 26 minute film for the the then fledgling [[Channel 4]], and became an instant [[Christmas Classic]] and the favourite [[Christmas Special]] for many Britons. It is now shown on [[Channel 4]] every Christmas.▼ ▲~~[[File:~~ \| image = RaymondBriggsTheSnowman_7184.jpg~~\|frame]]~~ \| caption = \| author = Raymond Briggs \| central theme =Christmas magic \| elevator pitch =A young boy's snowman comes to life and takes him on an adventure. \| genre = \| publication date = 1978 \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} ▲In 1978, English illustrator and artist [[Raymond Briggs]] drew a wordless [[Graphic Novel]] about [[Snowlems\|a Snowman who comes to life]] at Christmas titled simply ~~'''~~''[[The Snowman]]~~'''~~''. In 1982 it was animated in a 26 -minute film for ~~the~~ the then -fledgling [[Channel 4]], and became an instant [[Christmas Classic]] and the favourite [[Christmas Special]] for many Britons. It is now shown on [[Channel 4]] every Christmas. The plot is simple: a young boy awakens on Christmas Eve (or possibly New Year's Eve, the dialog -free nature makes it hard to tell) to find a thick blanket of snow on the ground around his countryside home. He decides to build a Snowman which [[Snowlems\|comes to life that night]] when he wakes up in the night (his parents remain slumbering). After several escapades, including a memorable motorcycle/car ride around the local fields the Snowman reveals another special ability when he flies the boy to the a snow -covered northern forest, with the song "Walking in the Air" playing in the background. There, [[Santa Claus\|Father Christmas]] and a large group of other [[Snowlems\|living Snowmen and Snow-women]] are having a party. Father Christmas gives the boy the gift of a blue scarf with snowmen on it. Then the Snowman flies the boy home. They part ways when the boy goes back to bed and the Snowman remains standing in the garden. Come the morning the boy rushes downstairs to bright sunlight, and hurries to greet his friend in the garden. However, when he gets to the garden, all that remains is a pile of melted snow and a collection of coal and old clothes. The boy wonders if [[All Just a Dream\|he dreamt it all]] but then [[Or Was It a Dream?\|finds the scarf from Father Christmas in his dressing gown pocket]], [[Tear Jerker\|and breaks down in tears... As does the audience]]. Line 12 ⟶ 23: Not to be confused with [[Snowlems\|living snowmen in general]]. ~~----~~ {{tropelist}} ~~=== Tropes: ===~~ * [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Many scenes were added to the film that weren't in the [[Graphic Novel]]. * [[A Boy and His X]]: A boy and his snowman in this case. Line 37 ⟶ 48: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Comic Book~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:British Series]] [[Category:Christmas Special]] [[Category:Comic Books]] [[Category:Comic Books of the 1970s]] [[Category:Western Animation]] [[Category:~~The~~TV ~~Snowman~~Series]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Snowman, The}} ▲[[Category:Comic Book]]