Snowman

John Beswick Snowman

The Snowman book was first published in 1978, it was a picture book without words created by Raymond Briggs. In 1982 it was turned into a short 26 minute film and shown on British television on Boxing Day of that year and received an Academy Nomination. Like the book, the short film told the Snowman’s story through pictures, actions and music with the only words being the lyrics to “Walking in the Air” sung by choirboy Peter Auty. The story is a simple story of a boy who builds a snowman after heavy snow. At the stroke of midnight the Snowman comes to life and

The Snowman and James Flying

across the roof tops becomes the adventure backed by the sound track “Walking in the Air”. Many of the scenes and sentiments of the original film are captured in these

John Beswick Snowman Figurines

.

The Snowman and James Hugging

and

The Snowman and James Dancing

capture the innocence and love so beautifully portrayed in the original book and film. 30 years on in 2012, Raymond Biggs gave his permission for a new film to produced to mark the originals 30th anniversary.

The Snowman and the Snow Dog

was an instant success. And the figurines of

The Snowman, Billy and The Snow Dog

have proved every bit as popular as the originals. The current collection includes 13 figurines including

The Snowman Holding The Snow Dog

,

Snowman Coming Alive

and

The Snowman Taking Off

which are all new for 2015. Each of the Snowman figurines is supplied in attractive John Beswick Snowman Gift Boxes making them the perfect gift for someone special who loves the magic of Christmas.