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The Snowman
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- TVC-London Cartoon Episode Guide
- Traditional Animation
- TVC-London, Snowman Enterprises Ltd., Murakami-Wolf Productions
- Cartoon Characters: James, Snowman, Father Christmas.
- Voice Actors: David Bowie, Mel Smith, Aled Jones.
- Directed By Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami.
- Produced By John Coates, Iain Harvey.
- Animated By Roger Mainwood, Alan Ball, Edrick Radage, Arthur Button, Tony Guy, Stephen Weston, Robin White, Dianne Jackson, Dave Livesy, Hilary Audus, John Offard, Joanna Fryer.
- Written By Diane Jackson, Hilary Audus, Joanna Fryer, Raymond Briggs.
- Awards:
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1983, BAFTA Award Winner, Best Animated Short, 1983; more Awards 
... - Music: Howard Blake.
- Editor: John Cary.
- First Aired about 1982.
- Originally Aired on Channel Four.
- Running Time: 29 minutes.
- Color (Rank Color)
- United Kingdom
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1983
..Cartoon Summary:
One winter morning, a little boy named James wakes up to find that everything outside has turned snow-white. Overjoyed, James rushes downstairs and into the garden, where he begins to build a snowman. James sleeps fitfully, and at midnight, he wakes up and... (more)
Cartoon Production Information:
"Walking In The Air" sung by Peter Auty. Made for television, but shown theatrically as well. Based on the book of the same name by Raymond Briggs, published the year that the film was released. As in the book, there is no dialogue. Animation is... (more)
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