Howard Blake tells Roisin O’Connor why he didn’t want Aled Jones singing in the 1982 animation of ‘The Snowman’, and how ‘Walking in the Air’ almost never made the cut.

Originally a children’s book from the late Raymond Briggs, The Snowman was adapted into a word-less animation in 1982 and for four decades (and counting) has captured new generations ...

The Snowman and the Snowdog movie was released in 2012 and acted as a belated sequel to the absolutely iconic 1982 television movie, The Snowman.

The next year came “The Snowman,” a bittersweet story in which ... sold more than 5.5 million copies around the world, and a 1982 animated adaptation has been shown on British TV every ...

“The Snowman,” a book without words and illustrated with pencil crayons, was created by Briggs in 1978. It was adapted as an animated television film for U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 in ...

Replications of the snowman scarf that David Bowie once wore during his famous introduction to the 1982 adaptation of The Snowman is now available for purchase.. READ MORE: Let’s all remember ...

Raymond Briggs, who created the original picture book that became beloved Academy Award-nominated short The Snowman, died August 9.He was 88. Briggs’ family put out a statement via publisher ...

To date, “The Snowman” has sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide, and it was adapted into an animated special for television in 1982. It was nominated for a BAFTA Award and has become a ...

where versions of the song have been broadcast every year since 1982. “I still watch The Snowman every year and it still hits me right in the heart every time,” read one of many tweets hailing ...