In the UK, "The Snowman" animation based on Raymond Briggs's picture book appears to have become a tradition on Christmas Eve - since the eighties at least anyway.
No child or most adults can watch without bursting into tears.
No child or most adults can watch without bursting into tears.
We didn't want to break down in tears in front of the entire congregation.
The woman was baffled. Maybe it has something to do with having children, I don't know. But after my kids wanted it read at bedtime repeatedly, I burned our copy and told them it was lost.
No wonder the story has the vibes it has
Quite many Finnish (metal) bands have been covering Snowman song as well but they don't sound as good as the original, though. One example is the cover by Nightwish [2].