The Snowman: The Film That Changed Christmas(2022)
This Christmas Channel 4 airs ‘THE SNOWMAN™: The Film That Changed Christmas’
Forty years after `The Snowman' was first broadcast, the story of how Raymond Brigg's classic tale was made and became a Christmas institution in over 29 countries, spawning hit singles, a cameo from David Bowie, and a host of snowy spin offs.
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Forty years after `The Snowman' was first broadcast, the story of how Raymond Brigg's classic tale was made and became a Christmas institution in over 29 countries, spawning hit singles, a cameo from David Bowie, and a host of snowy spin offs.
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This Christmas Channel 4 airs ‘THE SNOWMAN™: The Film That Changed Christmas’
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