Raymond Briggs' The Snowman / Father Christmas (DVD)

I bought this DVD about 2 years ago for myself when I was at University and Christmas was coming up. I was missing my family a lot, and I always saw these shows with my parents every year from when I was about 3 years old. So I knew it would be a great thing for me to watch to feel Christmassy. And this morning I was sorting out my Christmassy films and I found this one on the shelf. Harry grabbed it and kissed Father Christmas, so I put it on for my son's first ever viewing of the classic The Snowman and Father Christmas. Both of these are stories by the wonderfully talented Raymond Briggs bought to life in animated short stories. The Snowman is probably the ...  Read the complete review

This DVD has two animated British Classics to offer. The Famous (possibly infamous!) The Snowman & the lesser known Father Christmas. If you buy this DVD from somewhere on special offer then it really isn't bad value for money. Mine came from HMV at £3.98 but I wouldn't pay more than a fiver as The Snowman is on every year without fail. The Snowman was originally a Childrens Book by author Raymond Briggs published in 1978. The Book was completely without text & was essentially a picture book. The book was turned into a 26 minute animation for Channel 4 in 1982. It was screened for the first time that Christmas Eve & was an immediate success. It ...  Read the complete review

The Snowman was originally a childrens book written by Raymond Briggs. The Snowman was written in 1978 and was turned into a 26 minute long animated film in 1982. The Snowman is introduced by David Bowie, who claims to be the boy from the story (and has the scarf to prove it). The story of The Snowman starts on a snowy, winters morning - all the houses, fields and trees are covered in thick snow. A young boy (James) wakes up in his bed, sees the snow and runs outside to play. He makes footprints, throw snowballs and finally makes a big snowman with a green scarf and hat, satsuma nose and cole for eyes and buttons. It begins to get dark and the boy has go to ...  Read the complete review

Raymond Briggs The Snowman and Father Christmas DVD..... Last year in Woolworth's I saw this DVD was priced at a ridiculously cheap price of £5 so me being me I didn't hesitate to pop it into my, as usual, overflowing basket. Both The Snowman and Father Christmas are absolute classics as far as I am concerned. I do believe that Father Christmas is shown pretty much every Christmas morning at an exceptionally early time. I do remember watching it for many years as a child and now with this DVD I can watch both classics at this time of year at a more convenient time of day. The Snowman film is basically a short cartoon which ...  Read the complete review