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The Snowman is a 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem [1] based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman. It was directed by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4. It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success. It was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 55th Academy Awards and won a BAFTA TV ...
Dianne Jackson (28 July 1941 – 31 December 1992) was an English animation director, best known for The Snowman, made in 1982 and repeated every Christmas on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. She was born Dianne Hillier in 1941 and attended Twickenham County Grammar School and Twickenham Art School .
In 1981, Ian Dury left Stiff for Polydor Records. [1] As a cash-in for the Christmas market, Stiff commissioned session musicians to record a version of the Hokey Cokey with a Dury-soundalike vocal from Martin Kershaw, whose credits included guitar on "Kung Fu Fighting" and "Dance Yourself Dizzy", [2] and playing banjo on 120 episodes of the Muppet Show. [3]
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The author’s 1978 book The Snowman was adapted into an animated film that has become a festive staple. Singer Aled Jones remembers Snowman creator Raymond Briggs following his death Skip to main ...
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The song forms the centrepiece of The Snowman, which has become a seasonal favourite on British and Finnish television. [2] The story relates the fleeting adventures of a young boy and a snowman who has come to life. In the second part of the story, the boy and the snowman fly to the North Pole. "Walking in the Air" is the theme for the journey.