A sculptural trail with a festive twist comes to London, in the shape of The Snowman. Over the Christmas period, 12 giant sculptures of Raymond Briggs's The Snowman will be placed throughout the ...

Christmas wouldn’t be the same without another showing for the heart-melting fantasy about a boy whose snowman creation magically comes to life. But The Snowman was actually about death and should ...

Considered one of the best Christmas films, The Snowman is hugely popular among the British public and has become a hallmark of the TV schedule for this time of year ever since. Only 26 minutes long, ...

Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, who is best known for the 1978 classic The Snowman, has died aged 88(Picture: REX / GETTY ) Raymond Briggs has died at the age of 88. The author and illustrator ...

What would the holidays be without a festive snowman? But when there’s no snow on the ground, there isn’t much you can do—aside from making this adorable DIY tube sock snowman! This craft is so simple ...

It’s 6.15pm on Boxing Day, 1982. A young announcer on the pristinely new Channel 4 sits before a drooping Christmas tree laden with lurid tinsel and introduces a “wonderful fantasy animation” for the ...

The TV version of The Snowman has been screened on Channel 4 every year since 1982 and a £2m, 24-minute sequel, The Snowman And The Snowdog, is being broadcast this Christmas. Briggs, 78, told the ...

A collectable new coin celebrating The Snowman has been launched by the Royal Mint. It isn't the first time the company has made a special Snowman coin in honour of the classic children's book. It ...

Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman stands as one of the most beloved children’s Christmas books of all time, and the film adaptation has endured just as well. Telling the story of a boy whose snowman comes ...

Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for the beloved 1978 children’s picture book 'The Snowman', has died at the age of 88. Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for the 1978 ...