The trip to the North Pole to see Santa was created for the film version. It was not in the original book. And actually the original wordless book is scarce these days. They are about two versions of the book with text, or at least an alternate text on the final page. Most copies say next to last page "James ran out the Kitchen...Last Page and into the garden." Others
say next to last page "James ran out of the kitchen and into the garden... Last Page reads
@cmulwee001 But hey it was the original author Raymond Brigg's who added the text himself. I guess he wanted to update his own book. BTW the films looks as if it were rendered in colored pencil rather than ink and paint to give it the appearance of the book.
@TReoS96 that and even though the environments are stunning they just seem so abstract and solemn. the snowman dying has a lot to do with it however, especially since the music builds up into a nice warm overtone and then the boy goes out to see the snowman has melted its just such a downer to be honest.
I remember first seeing this when I was little. I didn't find the ending that sad because I always believed that the snowman would return every winter...
We got my daughter a Snowman in 1997 when she was two. She loved the video despite the brutal ending. But she REALLY loved her Snowman. Hugged it to sleep every night. When she was 12 she took her buddy on a cross country trip w/ her mom. Left him in Texas. Thank God the hotel folks were kind enough to Fed Ex him to Pa. He's now threadbare, but it brings tears to my eyes to go into my now 16 year old daughter's bedroom to wake her in the morning and see her hugging her longtime friend!!
I, for one, welcome our new snowy overlords. I'd like to remind them that having been raised in the cold climes of Northern New York State, I could be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground ice factories. :o)
@rosalieklebold If he does and it doesn't work, at least he still said goodbye to him. That is what would have been heartbreaking...if he never said goodbye.
@musicbox193 Not necessarily. He had a look like he felt he might not see him alive again in the morning. So that hug had a lot more meaning to it. So I believe he was saying goodbye, in case he never saw him alive again.
I have always loved this, even as a very young child when it came out I found the ending so depressing. I still feel it at 35. This is art! Thanks for posting.
Our childhood animation, magic form this era never dies. The bit where the snowmen gather in all their different clothes and fancy dress is great! I wonder if they all came out of childrens gardens around the world, and turned up at North pole for the party :) Thankyou for uploading this x
This is classic 80's animation. It reminds me so much of my childhood, I so hope the current generation growing up gets as much enjoyment out of this as I did when I was a child back when this was first made. Damn makes me feel old LOL.
@tuppencefarthing i cant belive you said that. the ending is perfect and its better than those other crappy films that lack emotion and sense. so whatever films you like are probably things like transformers or gi joe wich you cant compare to this
Though I like Raymond Briggs for creating such a beautiful, magical story he could have at least made the ending more optimistic! Why did it have to end just like that? I read an interview with Briggs where he talks about the ending and he's pretty insensitive about it, saying something like "Oh children have to learn about death sometime!" Well, he could have at least made it like Frosty, where there's at least a possibility of the Snowman returning! :'(
D: ........I don like the ending. This was my first time seeing this. I have to say I have NEVER seen amazing animation and soundtrack like this before. Its beautiful :D Everything is soo amazing.....except the ending.
@younfellony If the snowman's melted it probably means that all of the rest of the snow is melting but he can certainly build him again next time it snows
First time seeing this, and I figured I had to see this since I heard "Walking Through The Air" by Celtic Woman beforehand. It's a good gem, and really reminds me of winter, without the cold.
wow, that brings back memories of being a lil kid. So powerful!
Remember those warm Christmas's where you were wishing Santa was going to come down and deliver your presents. Where you would leave him out mince pies and sherry. Where you would have trouble getting to sleep constantly looking out your window for him and thinking of Jesus being born. The lovely days of having all the family together drinking and laughing under that Christmas tree lit room.
i really wanted to cry but for some reason i didnt.... however i was pretty heart broken seeing the snowman melted and the boy sad... sigh... i wish all my snowmen came to life like that just before christmas.
Every time, without fail, I sob like a child. Even now I am almost 30. It just seems so cruel. And the fact I live in another country now just makes it tug at my little Blighty heart strings all the more. I suddenly feel very glad that Christmas is coming - Marmite on toast with Raymond Briggs on the box sounds like the perfect yuletide. This is one of the most beautiful British animations, I hope every child has the chance to see it while their imaginations are still untainted by reality.
I hated to watch this as a little girl as my heart would break when I'd see that excited, magic-filled little boy's face crumble as his dear friend lay there dead on Christmas morning..
Now, nearly 30 years old, I am hiccuping away tears on a lovely September Sunday; relating a cartoon children's story to every relationship I've ever had and wondering if magic will come to my life ever again.
I remember as a little dude i would watch this with my mom, she would play it to calm me down or make me feel better when i was sick. It was our favorite movie no matter the time of year. Anyways i had completely forgotten about this until today. First time i've cried since 3/8/11 until i join you rest easy in paradise mom i love you.
Still hate the lazy cynicism of this ending. Yes, yes, life is impermanent, joy is fleeting, etc, but they don't even bother to imply that it rained or thawed overnight. If the boy came out and most of the snow was gone including his friend, that's fine, but as they've made it, the Snowman collapses for literally *no reason*. Snowmen don't melt in freezing conditions. It just implies to me they were going for the most feel-bad ending they could think of, regardless of whether it made any sense.
@tuppencefarthing While it's true that the snowman himself probably couldn't have melted under these conditions, I believe that shouldn't matter in a tale like this- it's a fantasy. The snowman came to life and with the boy, spent his one day amongst the other living snowmen having the time of his life. Thankful to the boy for building him in the first place, he takes him to see the mystical man himself, Santa Claus. In the end he crumbles- his wish had been fulfilled.
i feel sorry for your kids. please don't ruin the ending for them. how do you know its not a true story. a kid makes a snowman, has a nice dream. the next day the snowman is gone. simple. implying is only for people as stupid as you (sorry but yeah I'm pretty pissed at your comment) that don't get the magic of the emotions displayed in this film. but yeah that's my opinion, you can have yours.
Still hate the lazy cynicism of this ending. Yes, yes, life is impermanent, joy is fleeting, etc, but they don't even bother to imply that it rained or thawed overnight. If the boy came out and most of the snow was gone including his friend, that's fine, but as they've made it, the Snowman collapses for literally *no reason*. Snowmen don't melt in freezing conditions. It just implies to me they were going for the cruelest ending they could think of, regardless of whether it made any sense.
I love the Scotch-Irish jig Dance of the Snowmen, it makes my feet start itchin' to dance--it must be my Scotch-Irish blood! I confess I hated this movie as a child. I didn't pay too much attention to it because it was wordless. I loved Mr. Snowman but hated the movie due to the ending. It broke my heart. It sucks that he melted but I am happy that there is more of him on Father Christmas--guess he rose from the dead LOL.
It's so sweet yet so tearjerking because of the bad ending. I don't know how the men will like it, but it's a great lady's cartoon. Great Britain has more than BBC to deal with. If I were you, I'd think before watching next christmas. :)
@Jam24511 No, it's not a great lady's cartoon, it's a great cartoon, period. lol :) You'd be suprised how many grown men cry at the ending, (Myself included lol) I mean, come on, he melted :( but it's ok, because he kept the scarf and apparently went on to have a sucessful music career lol XD
Alright guys, does any1 remember a film similar to this, was always played around the same time at xmas, and was possibly the most brutally depressing cartoon i've ever seen in my life. I think it was called Grandpa and it was about a girl and her granddad goin on all sorts of adventures before he inevitably dies. Can't seem to find any info about it anywere on the web, so wonderin if anyone knows were this video can be found online. Thanks
Honestly, at school a long time ago I laughed while watching this movie...I thought it was more weird and humorous that a classic plus I missed the ending. But now that I watched it a second time I see how subtle and heartwarming it is.
So Sad When it comes to the end.. This Snowman is way better than Frosty the Snowman.. huh? lol.. anywho.. love it.. my childhood favorite.. it all started wit the book i had.. :)
Seen this movie like every year of my life on Christmas, 21 years old now and it still never ever, ever gets old. Lately I been crying earlier and earlier through out the end of the movie. I start to break down and cry right at 4:00 - 4:10 range, cause I know the ending is coming... and how lucky that kid is... and how lucky it was to be a kid. This movie will always be a huge part of my childhood.
man i remember being like 6 or 7 or 8 years old, sitting on the couch at my grandparents house and watching this before bed... i really wish i was a little kid again... nothing to worry about, everything was secure, all i had to do was make sure everything was fun
I'd LOVE to see Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, the Wrestler) direct a movie adaptation of Raymond Briggs' book. 'The Snowman' seems like the type of film he could do justice to. Thumbs up if you a agree.
Okay i was watching Hellfirecomms christmas double bill and one of the specials they watched was father christmas. Apparently the special takes place one year after the snowman and when santa went to the party the boy and the snowman were there. In fact Santa says to the boy "glad you could make it again". So everyone a year after this the boy rebuilds him and they have more adventures so i hope i made the people watching this a little less sad.
1982.... 4 years old, it was Christmas Day at my grandparents house. I'd just made a snowman with all the family and then we watched this for the very first time. All the kids sat outside with the snowman waiting for him to wake up. Oh to be a child again, life was so safe but such an adventure, we had a close family back then. Today 30 years on, the kids play on facebook, Xbox 360, iPhones, iPads, iPods. Guess you just have to embrace change, either way its going to happen. Merry Crimbo
Thanks so much I remember last seeing that when I was 6 in 2002 brings back very precious memories. perfect for Christmas eve I also hope to show it to my children when I'm older
Wow...that ending is kind of a downer, huh? lol. The special is so beautiful & whimsical, and then we get a punch in the gut for the finale, with NOTHING uplifting. Kind of funny actually.
Please remove this lump from my throat. What a gorgeous cartoon this was. I remember, being 4 years old, watching this over and over again, expecting the snowman maybe to be there at the end....He wasn't....Life so wonderful, yet so cruel.
A more fitting Christmas animation you will not find. Much like the Snowman, the holidays must first be built up and decorated before being enjoyed. Bliss is had with the food and festivities abound, but close your eyes for a minute and all that joy just melts away.
This was one of my most beautiful memories from childhood. My grandfather shared this film with me when I was little, and somewhere along the way it was forgotten. I'm glad that it was here on youtube so i could share my grandpa's memory with my little brother. I love you, grandpa!
till this day and i'm 14 this film makes me cry
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Who's cutting the onions... fuck
ieatwiteoutforfun 1 week ago
total rip off of frosty the snowman
liamrode1 4 weeks ago
@liamrode1 how dare you!
Mr5D1074 2 weeks ago
The trip to the North Pole to see Santa was created for the film version. It was not in the original book. And actually the original wordless book is scarce these days. They are about two versions of the book with text, or at least an alternate text on the final page. Most copies say next to last page "James ran out the Kitchen...Last Page and into the garden." Others
say next to last page "James ran out of the kitchen and into the garden... Last Page reads
"The Snowman had melted!"
cmulwee001 1 month ago 2
@cmulwee001 But hey it was the original author Raymond Brigg's who added the text himself. I guess he wanted to update his own book. BTW the films looks as if it were rendered in colored pencil rather than ink and paint to give it the appearance of the book.
cmulwee001 1 month ago
Absolute Christmas classic for all generations to come..
johnnyM809 1 month ago
I love christmas and don't get me wrong the animation in this is beautiful but my god its so bloody depressing
mrskullballcorp 1 month ago
@mrskullballcorp how do you think it is depressing , is it the fact that the snowman dies?
TReoS96 1 month ago
@TReoS96 that and even though the environments are stunning they just seem so abstract and solemn. the snowman dying has a lot to do with it however, especially since the music builds up into a nice warm overtone and then the boy goes out to see the snowman has melted its just such a downer to be honest.
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sargentaaron2004 1 month ago
so many childhood memories. I hope that people will, in the future, remember 'The Snowman' for the film, not the irn bru adverts! :)
outoftheordinaryable 1 month ago
I remember first seeing this when I was little. I didn't find the ending that sad because I always believed that the snowman would return every winter...
*looks outside*
*no snow anywhere*
S-stupid global warming! *sob*
CartoonAddict2 1 month ago 2
Good memories...
MilesMcGreehan 1 month ago
Today is Christmas Eve.
All the snowmen will come alive, and take their children on a magical journey.
The Snowman 1982-Present
Long may the legacy live on.
Mr5D1074 1 month ago 6
no matter how many times i watch this...from age 8 to 23...i still cry! beautiful music tho
lyspnlyssa88 1 month ago
i saw that movie today in my class room ((((((((((8lollollolololollololololololololoolollololololololololollololol
MsVelez69 1 month ago
saddest ending to an animation film ever !
MrJohnny4u 1 month ago 2
We got my daughter a Snowman in 1997 when she was two. She loved the video despite the brutal ending. But she REALLY loved her Snowman. Hugged it to sleep every night. When she was 12 she took her buddy on a cross country trip w/ her mom. Left him in Texas. Thank God the hotel folks were kind enough to Fed Ex him to Pa. He's now threadbare, but it brings tears to my eyes to go into my now 16 year old daughter's bedroom to wake her in the morning and see her hugging her longtime friend!!
bretsouthard1 1 month ago
can't watch it anymore, just thinking about the film makes me cry :')
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broadband01 1 month ago
sad as fuck
broadband01 1 month ago
Watching this whilst getting ready to go out. Definitely should have put on waterproof mascara! :'(
iloveedandoucho 1 month ago
As is life, a wondrous, exciting, and dangerous experience that eventually ends.
idgarad 1 month ago 2
@idgarad
10 billion thumbs up. a thoughtful comment on life on youtube, good lord I must be dreaming!
happy holidays and merry christmas. poignant story of The Snowman.
revluzionnotelevised 1 month ago
All that high spirited fun and good feelings....and then we get a swift kick to the gut for the ending.
NYG4LIFE123 1 month ago 2
:'(
22JaneDoe 1 month ago
Christmas day every year
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I, for one, welcome our new snowy overlords. I'd like to remind them that having been raised in the cold climes of Northern New York State, I could be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground ice factories. :o)
NorthCountryPoet 1 month ago
@rosalieklebold If he does and it doesn't work, at least he still said goodbye to him. That is what would have been heartbreaking...if he never said goodbye.
ivanclaysburgh 1 month ago
@ivanclaysburgh he didn't really say goodbye, he just said goodnight
musicbox193 1 month ago
@musicbox193 Not necessarily. He had a look like he felt he might not see him alive again in the morning. So that hug had a lot more meaning to it. So I believe he was saying goodbye, in case he never saw him alive again.
ivanclaysburgh 1 month ago 3
@ivanclaysburgh "I guess you're right. It still ought to say somewhere that snowman came back the next year though
musicbox193 1 month ago
Great stuff, great film, sad ending :(
TehEpicness12349 1 month ago
my childhood... :')
yoann66623 1 month ago
I have always loved this, even as a very young child when it came out I found the ending so depressing. I still feel it at 35. This is art! Thanks for posting.
raezrad86 1 month ago
*first time watching*
ok i know whats gonna happen, the kid is gonna go outside and the snow man will be melted *scene passes*
ha! new it! now something will happen and the kid will feel better
*movie ends*
oh......well......wtf........um, thats sad
bryangutierrez5 1 month ago 2
Can't see to type... eyes too blurry....
BattyKellen 1 month ago
Our childhood animation, magic form this era never dies. The bit where the snowmen gather in all their different clothes and fancy dress is great! I wonder if they all came out of childrens gardens around the world, and turned up at North pole for the party :) Thankyou for uploading this x
greenfieldsoflove 1 month ago
animated by my grandad! "Eddie Radage" :DD
lukeeerad 1 month ago 3
This is classic 80's animation. It reminds me so much of my childhood, I so hope the current generation growing up gets as much enjoyment out of this as I did when I was a child back when this was first made. Damn makes me feel old LOL.
AndrewJamesWilliams 1 month ago
I actually start crying once "walking in the air" comes on because I know what's to come :/
Mariexoxo25 1 month ago 11
such an emotienol peice! :D
jdelasalle11 1 month ago
@tuppencefarthing i cant belive you said that. the ending is perfect and its better than those other crappy films that lack emotion and sense. so whatever films you like are probably things like transformers or gi joe wich you cant compare to this
FFDgaming 1 month ago
Though I like Raymond Briggs for creating such a beautiful, magical story he could have at least made the ending more optimistic! Why did it have to end just like that? I read an interview with Briggs where he talks about the ending and he's pretty insensitive about it, saying something like "Oh children have to learn about death sometime!" Well, he could have at least made it like Frosty, where there's at least a possibility of the Snowman returning! :'(
BearGirl26 1 month ago
@BearGirl26
Part of what makes magic magical, is the fact that you can't hold on to it. It is found hidden here, in a certain moment, and then gone forever.
Heurvert 1 month ago
@BearGirl26 This isn't sappy American trash. It actually has a meaningful ending.
ms255 1 month ago
D: ........I don like the ending. This was my first time seeing this. I have to say I have NEVER seen amazing animation and soundtrack like this before. Its beautiful :D Everything is soo amazing.....except the ending.
zenofan1 2 months ago
dont worry he comes back in father xmas
keltkilt 2 months ago
I'm the snowman.... 05-03-2010
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skatermom12 2 months ago
Long Live Santa Claus!!!!
cstoczyn 2 months ago
HO-HO-HO!!!!
cstoczyn 2 months ago
Happy Holidays!!!!
cstoczyn 2 months ago
Merry Christmas!!!!
cstoczyn 2 months ago
Long Live The Snowman!!!!
cstoczyn 2 months ago
RIP Snowman
cstoczyn 2 months ago 3
Poor Snowman
cstoczyn 2 months ago
Poor Boy
cstoczyn 2 months ago
i love the scottish snowman!!!!
WafflesandFruitloops 2 months ago
@WafflesandFruitloops Me 2, Lad!
cstoczyn 2 months ago
It feels so great to cry and learn lessons from this. One of the things that stands out the most, is the strength of the present moment.
LparkeRO 2 months ago 3
@LparkeRO HUZZAH!!!!
cstoczyn 2 months ago
HE HAS HIS SCARF. SO IT'S REAL!!
presbyterosBassI 2 months ago 3
@herpdiherpderp ! What !
! Nooooooooooooooooooooo !
younfellony 2 months ago
@herpdiherpderp Oh, okay.
(Sight) Oh well, maybe next year right.
younfellony 2 months ago
Im wondering, Couldn't he just make the snow man again?
younfellony 2 months ago
@younfellony If the snowman's melted it probably means that all of the rest of the snow is melting but he can certainly build him again next time it snows
musicbox193 2 months ago
@musicbox193 " Sniff, Sniff " Really?
Well, that makes me feel a lot better, Yay.
younfellony 2 months ago 2
this is weird, I could have sworn that in the end, it starts to snow again and the snow man comes back. Or maybe that was another movie.
Poor Snow man. Sniff, Sniff.
younfellony 2 months ago
First time seeing this, and I figured I had to see this since I heard "Walking Through The Air" by Celtic Woman beforehand. It's a good gem, and really reminds me of winter, without the cold.
RockmanVX 2 months ago
Certainly not crying.
Not crying.
No.
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not sure why but that short story is actually a lot more emotional than a lot of modern films...
flighty1996 2 months ago
wow, that brings back memories of being a lil kid. So powerful!
Remember those warm Christmas's where you were wishing Santa was going to come down and deliver your presents. Where you would leave him out mince pies and sherry. Where you would have trouble getting to sleep constantly looking out your window for him and thinking of Jesus being born. The lovely days of having all the family together drinking and laughing under that Christmas tree lit room.
That is a real Christmas!
flighty1996 2 months ago
@flighty1996
Christmas ends the day that you find out (he that shall not be named) does not exist.
soulofthenorth 1 month ago
@soulofthenorth
no chance, Christmas never ends!
flighty1996 1 month ago
i really wanted to cry but for some reason i didnt.... however i was pretty heart broken seeing the snowman melted and the boy sad... sigh... i wish all my snowmen came to life like that just before christmas.
Heylilvelvet 2 months ago
the saddest ending ever, its not so much hes melted but the poor kid braking down
TURBODORK2 2 months ago 2
When I was kid: ''No! It cant end like this. No! NOOOOOOOOOOO... D':
Roxsor 2 months ago
I still remember watching this a kid. The ending always gets me.
TayoEXE 2 months ago 3
:C That was a sad ending. D:
annibellee1 2 months ago
Every time, without fail, I sob like a child. Even now I am almost 30. It just seems so cruel. And the fact I live in another country now just makes it tug at my little Blighty heart strings all the more. I suddenly feel very glad that Christmas is coming - Marmite on toast with Raymond Briggs on the box sounds like the perfect yuletide. This is one of the most beautiful British animations, I hope every child has the chance to see it while their imaginations are still untainted by reality.
petitanglais 3 months ago 2
the ending was sad
JosephV19 3 months ago
That's what I get for taking a break and surfing YouTube. Now I'm crying at work.
usamuun 3 months ago 34
Noooooo they killed off the snowman ;[
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miniroll32 3 months ago
This film caused me psychological damage when I was a kid.
beastinblack 3 months ago
I Just Cried......
InfernalFury25 4 months ago
after he takes out the scarf its even more sad , ilove the movie but its SO emotional da way its so sad :::::::::::::::::::::::::( (crying face)
MyPuppyluver123 4 months ago
I hated to watch this as a little girl as my heart would break when I'd see that excited, magic-filled little boy's face crumble as his dear friend lay there dead on Christmas morning..
Now, nearly 30 years old, I am hiccuping away tears on a lovely September Sunday; relating a cartoon children's story to every relationship I've ever had and wondering if magic will come to my life ever again.
ericalwheelan 4 months ago 3
@ericalwheelan With thoughts like those,I'm sure it will..:o)
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People of the 80s and 90s.
This may be where your depression started.
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TheCharleyJay 4 months ago
I remember as a little dude i would watch this with my mom, she would play it to calm me down or make me feel better when i was sick. It was our favorite movie no matter the time of year. Anyways i had completely forgotten about this until today. First time i've cried since 3/8/11 until i join you rest easy in paradise mom i love you.
zZTHEMILKMANZz 4 months ago 3
What year did this movie come out?
dirtydiana211 4 months ago
Aww the snowman always makes me cry :') going watching it at the theatre as part of my 21st birthday present hope its just as good :)
xxEm42xx 4 months ago
Still hate the lazy cynicism of this ending. Yes, yes, life is impermanent, joy is fleeting, etc, but they don't even bother to imply that it rained or thawed overnight. If the boy came out and most of the snow was gone including his friend, that's fine, but as they've made it, the Snowman collapses for literally *no reason*. Snowmen don't melt in freezing conditions. It just implies to me they were going for the most feel-bad ending they could think of, regardless of whether it made any sense.
tuppencefarthing 4 months ago
@tuppencefarthing While it's true that the snowman himself probably couldn't have melted under these conditions, I believe that shouldn't matter in a tale like this- it's a fantasy. The snowman came to life and with the boy, spent his one day amongst the other living snowmen having the time of his life. Thankful to the boy for building him in the first place, he takes him to see the mystical man himself, Santa Claus. In the end he crumbles- his wish had been fulfilled.
BeyondGoodandAsian 4 months ago
@tuppencefarthing you think too much.
TheOneRebornElyrize 3 months ago
@tuppencefarthing what a pathetic comment. Being pedantic to sound smart and heartless. That was not the point. You clearly have no humanity.
beastinblack 3 months ago
@tuppencefarthing
i feel sorry for your kids. please don't ruin the ending for them. how do you know its not a true story. a kid makes a snowman, has a nice dream. the next day the snowman is gone. simple. implying is only for people as stupid as you (sorry but yeah I'm pretty pissed at your comment) that don't get the magic of the emotions displayed in this film. but yeah that's my opinion, you can have yours.
AirallialeFay 3 months ago
Still hate the lazy cynicism of this ending. Yes, yes, life is impermanent, joy is fleeting, etc, but they don't even bother to imply that it rained or thawed overnight. If the boy came out and most of the snow was gone including his friend, that's fine, but as they've made it, the Snowman collapses for literally *no reason*. Snowmen don't melt in freezing conditions. It just implies to me they were going for the cruelest ending they could think of, regardless of whether it made any sense.
tuppencefarthing 4 months ago
Im a 32 year old man an this really makes me tear up this cartoon!!!!
SISTEREDNA 4 months ago
@SISTEREDNA hehe big softy I am 29 and still does it for me though I am a girl
emmasue2008 4 months ago
I remember crying at the end when I first watched it. Beautiful, classic, and just perfectly moving!
AbStar921 5 months ago
The older you get, the sadder the ending is.
sunlight23144 5 months ago 84
If I was Santa, I'd party into the night with snowmen too.
stitch99 6 months ago
This is absolute beauty.
ZippoMontefiore 6 months ago
I love the Scotch-Irish jig Dance of the Snowmen, it makes my feet start itchin' to dance--it must be my Scotch-Irish blood! I confess I hated this movie as a child. I didn't pay too much attention to it because it was wordless. I loved Mr. Snowman but hated the movie due to the ending. It broke my heart. It sucks that he melted but I am happy that there is more of him on Father Christmas--guess he rose from the dead LOL.
blanchefful 6 months ago
I'm such an emotional robot for not crying at this...
xxxLauraxxxJeffxxx 7 months ago
It's so sweet yet so tearjerking because of the bad ending. I don't know how the men will like it, but it's a great lady's cartoon. Great Britain has more than BBC to deal with. If I were you, I'd think before watching next christmas. :)
Jam24511 7 months ago
@Jam24511 No, it's not a great lady's cartoon, it's a great cartoon, period. lol :) You'd be suprised how many grown men cry at the ending, (Myself included lol) I mean, come on, he melted :( but it's ok, because he kept the scarf and apparently went on to have a sucessful music career lol XD
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Alright guys, does any1 remember a film similar to this, was always played around the same time at xmas, and was possibly the most brutally depressing cartoon i've ever seen in my life. I think it was called Grandpa and it was about a girl and her granddad goin on all sorts of adventures before he inevitably dies. Can't seem to find any info about it anywere on the web, so wonderin if anyone knows were this video can be found online. Thanks
rockyladali 7 months ago
NO one plays The Snowman like Howard Blake
RaymondBriggs666 7 months ago
i want this song in my head when i dies... :,)
thehalfblodprincess 7 months ago
2 dislikes? who the fuck would dislike this? It's fucking legendary.
glasgowrus 7 months ago
@glasgowrus
My thoughts exactly
andyknight1 6 months ago
Honestly, at school a long time ago I laughed while watching this movie...I thought it was more weird and humorous that a classic plus I missed the ending. But now that I watched it a second time I see how subtle and heartwarming it is.
scamwise1 8 months ago
omg.. i still remember this movie.. its been 8 years since i watch this and i cryed when i was little :$.
moon99100 8 months ago
oh man... that is such a sad ending, and it's so subtle too. But you have to look back on the film and how much happiness it brought :)
jwunschie14 8 months ago
Also omitted in the credits is the original singer of "The Snowman" Peter Auty.
Vee90 8 months ago
So Sad When it comes to the end.. This Snowman is way better than Frosty the Snowman.. huh? lol.. anywho.. love it.. my childhood favorite.. it all started wit the book i had.. :)
ReneGadeAnGeL03 9 months ago
When i watched this when i was a kid ask
"Mom, what happed to the snowman?"
huaun 9 months ago
same here, 27 years old and I find it difficult not to cry when I see this scene
napowen 9 months ago
i love this one ..but the end is so sad :(
Akva77 10 months ago
:)
:)
=D
Cosmicgirl15 10 months ago
How much more beautiful something is, because it is doomed.
bravelittleroomba 10 months ago
even though its really fuzzy and old, i still think the graphics in this are beautiful,more so than modern ones
ThePlanetchild 10 months ago
Two people were crying too much to hit the 'Like' button!
minvinter 10 months ago 30
Seen this movie like every year of my life on Christmas, 21 years old now and it still never ever, ever gets old. Lately I been crying earlier and earlier through out the end of the movie. I start to break down and cry right at 4:00 - 4:10 range, cause I know the ending is coming... and how lucky that kid is... and how lucky it was to be a kid. This movie will always be a huge part of my childhood.
RainbowYoshi88 10 months ago
man i remember being like 6 or 7 or 8 years old, sitting on the couch at my grandparents house and watching this before bed... i really wish i was a little kid again... nothing to worry about, everything was secure, all i had to do was make sure everything was fun
HockeyJock6476 10 months ago
I'd LOVE to see Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, the Wrestler) direct a movie adaptation of Raymond Briggs' book. 'The Snowman' seems like the type of film he could do justice to. Thumbs up if you a agree.
CharlesXavier 11 months ago
I can not NOT cry at the end. Even when I only see the end....I cry my socks off. The violin does it.
We always cried with the whole family watching this...hahaha
anoukhorstink 1 year ago 2
Such a sad ending.
WCWite 1 year ago
i start crying at 6:41 : ' )
actetics 1 year ago
Such a beautiful song...
vallieluvs2sing 1 year ago
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scottishguy69 1 year ago
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scottishguy69 1 year ago
Okay i was watching Hellfirecomms christmas double bill and one of the specials they watched was father christmas. Apparently the special takes place one year after the snowman and when santa went to the party the boy and the snowman were there. In fact Santa says to the boy "glad you could make it again". So everyone a year after this the boy rebuilds him and they have more adventures so i hope i made the people watching this a little less sad.
SuperDogbiter 1 year ago 2
Show of thumbs, who's cuddling with their plush Snowman? :0)
MichaelMorbius4ever 1 year ago
the ending went, "The Snowman Was" and then i expected it to be "A Great Friend" but it said "Directed by Dianne Jackson" what the heck
annalea8910 1 year ago
super sad ending :(
annalea8910 1 year ago
Thanks, many thanks!!!
Elegarret 1 year ago
Never miss watching this classic animation every christmas, always brings a lump to the throat with its bittersweet ending, ah to be a child again...
askskog 1 year ago
1982.... 4 years old, it was Christmas Day at my grandparents house. I'd just made a snowman with all the family and then we watched this for the very first time. All the kids sat outside with the snowman waiting for him to wake up. Oh to be a child again, life was so safe but such an adventure, we had a close family back then. Today 30 years on, the kids play on facebook, Xbox 360, iPhones, iPads, iPods. Guess you just have to embrace change, either way its going to happen. Merry Crimbo
Dandaniels1978 1 year ago 2
I wonder what a live action remake of this would be like p.s Merry Christmas everyone.
eddygreen1 1 year ago 2
very beautiful
jmatthewv 1 year ago
very beautiful story, sad ending though !
LuxLuma 1 year ago
and the award for most depressing ending ever for an animate movie goes to.... graveyard of the fireflies. but this one is pretty depressing too
MyWilliam1996 1 year ago
@MyWilliam1996 Check out Raymond Briggs' other animated film "When the Wind Blows". It's on YouTube. Good grief, that makes this look like a picnic!
ShiniRyuk 1 year ago
Thanks so much I remember last seeing that when I was 6 in 2002 brings back very precious memories. perfect for Christmas eve I also hope to show it to my children when I'm older
JonnyT121 1 year ago
@insearchofsunrise100 that was worded weird..id would take hanna montana over watching this lol
DailyOC 1 year ago
The year was 1984, i was four years old . I watch the snow man as part of the christmax school party. I cried so much at the ending!!!
vinh112 1 year ago
truly a timeless masterpiece.
tvrcar01 1 year ago
ahh that's beautiful snowman story!!!always make me cry...
the music is so nostalgic!!!!
kysellinka 1 year ago
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kysellinka 1 year ago
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GOD THIS IS DEPRESSING
Prancer1231 1 year ago
that scottish snowman should be fighting and drinking beer instead of dancing
wackopossu1 1 year ago
Wow...that ending is kind of a downer, huh? lol. The special is so beautiful & whimsical, and then we get a punch in the gut for the finale, with NOTHING uplifting. Kind of funny actually.
NYG4LIFE123 1 year ago
;) * crying*
soupcastle 1 year ago
I'm glad I rediscovered this movie.
I saw it twice when I was really little, but I totally forgot bout it.
I forgot the ending too. :'(
Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful movie with us!
Happy Holidays to everyone! <3
NightmareLoveForever 1 year ago
I get chills evertime I hear this song!
kinghereafter 1 year ago
The ending depressed the fuck out of me when I was first saw it and it still does! Otherwise really great.
Progo35 1 year ago
omg i cried X(
*sniffle* thanks for posting..
xoSerenade 1 year ago 2
Please remove this lump from my throat. What a gorgeous cartoon this was. I remember, being 4 years old, watching this over and over again, expecting the snowman maybe to be there at the end....He wasn't....Life so wonderful, yet so cruel.
datfunk69 1 year ago 2
This has to be the saddest ending to any movie/cartoon ever!!!! what a beautiful piece of art. Will never forget it!
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PaoloQuinn 1 year ago
does'nt life just SUCK!
mondoqracker 1 year ago
The ending always killed me. :\ Fantastic though.
allyhally101 1 year ago 3
This movie made me cry so much when I was little...
MikuruBeamu 1 year ago
@MikuruBeamu this is always with me,since a kid...
minikinoppy 1 year ago
A more fitting Christmas animation you will not find. Much like the Snowman, the holidays must first be built up and decorated before being enjoyed. Bliss is had with the food and festivities abound, but close your eyes for a minute and all that joy just melts away.
Yechimash 1 year ago
This was one of my most beautiful memories from childhood. My grandfather shared this film with me when I was little, and somewhere along the way it was forgotten. I'm glad that it was here on youtube so i could share my grandpa's memory with my little brother. I love you, grandpa!
Ciddiecat 1 year ago
I find it hard to believe that so many children thought to make snowmen with that particular body type... So skillfully done, too. PLOT HOLES! D:
But seriously, this is one of the best animated children's stories ever. :)
KatRaccoon 1 year ago
Thank you snowfallsupon for that!I would like to be a child one more time!
000MYSZ999 1 year ago
TEARS....T_T
Rojum55 1 year ago
Man I burst out into tears at the end of this every time.
SERobers 1 year ago 5
Santa's a midget.
SERobers 1 year ago 2