The Christmas Movie About Death

It's one of the most devastating endings in all of fiction. But why does the melting of a snowman make us feel so much? We'll be taking a look at the classic British Christmas film 'The Snowman' (1982), based on the wordless picture-book by Raymond Briggs, and how it taps into a tradition of macabre fiction set at the most wonderful time of the year...
FURTHER VIEWING/READING
The Making of The Snowman (2002): • The Making of The Snow...
Raymond Briggs interview on 'Desert Island Discs' (2005): www.bbc.co.uk/...
Documentary about Raymond Briggs' Life and Work: • Raymond Briggs Snowmen...
MUSIC
'The Snowman Soundtrack' - Howard Blake
'Walking in the Air' - Howard Blake, Peter Auty (NOT Aled Jones)
'Carol of the Bells' - Mykola Dmytrovych, Michel Rondeau Quartet
'Danse Macabre' - Camille Saint-Saëns
'Piano Concerto Movement in A Minor Movement II' - Edvard Grieg
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