Here’s everything you need to know about The Snowman and its enchanting soundtrack famously performed by Aled Jones.

It’s been around for decades and Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without it. But how much do you know about the story of The Snowman, as well as its music?

Created by the late illustrator and novelist Raymond Briggs and first published in 1978, this festive tale originally started out as a wordless picture book.

Its delightful sketches tell the story of James, a young boy so excited by the snow that he runs outside to build a snowman – but little does he know, his chilly friend will come to life at midnight.

James and the Snowman quickly form a friendship, spending the rest of the morning playing with toys and inventing games. But with James’ parents fast asleep, they have to stay quiet.

Then, the Snowman takes the boy on a flying adventure which, in the TV adaptation includes meeting Father Christmas, going for a ride on a motorbike and flying into the aurora borealis of Norway, before returning home to Brighton.

But in both versions, there’s a sad ending to the tale. By the following morning, James’ snowy new friend has melted, conjuring up feelings of nostalgia that childhood often passes us by too swiftly. PLEASE SHARE OUR STORIES.

Walking In The Air

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We’re walking in the air

We’re floating in the moonlit sky

The people far below are sleeping

 as we fly, I’m holding very tight

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I’m riding in the midnight blue

I’m finding I can fly so high above with you

Far across the world

The villages go by like trees The rivers and the hills

The forests and the streams

Children gaze open mouths taken by surprise

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Nobody down below believes their eyes

We’re surfing in the air

We’re swimming in the frozen sky

We’re drifting over icy

Mountains floating by

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Suddenly swooping low on an ocean-deep

Arousing a mighty monster from its sleep

We’re walking in the air

We’re floating in the midnight sky

And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly

THE SOUL MATES by award-winning writer Michael Walsh. Influenced by the paranormal power of a betrayed wife who had since passed to the other side a tender romance to challenge convention.  Enjoy the mystery with closed eyes and an open mind to consider the morality of taboo romantic relationships. When you reach the last revealing chapter the message on the tombstone will shock you. LINK TO BOOK → LULU.COM AMAZON.CO.UK