Oh banish me to the furthest reaches of MN purgatory....I HATE THE SNOWMAN...

[HowTheFillyjonkStoleChristmas]

It is too long

I don't think the boy's parents are happily married.

And it is animated in a funny squiggly way that makes my eyes ache.

The song about walking in the air is daft and has too many "R"s in it. It sounds like it is being sung by Gimli

And ffs, the intro by David Bowie. "I never forgot that night.." or whatever he says

Well you wouldnt really, would you?

(I should say that I saw it for the first time at 6am this morning)

ok have rewatched it

it is growing on me, I must say

somehow it was much better second time round, most odd

father christmas is pants though. utterly crap.

This film embodies a happy Christmas for me and takes me back to my childhood - HTFSC - shame on you!

Filly i shall be sat beside you my dear as i hate it too.

i have thankfully never had the misfortune of being forced to endure the entire film but the odd bits i have been unable to shield my eyes from were bad enough.

its almost as bad as never ending story.

Not allowed to have The Snowman on in this house as the music makes dd2 cry!

Any chance we could borrow her for Xmas, suedonim? My kids seem not to have developped such a fine aesthetic sense.

(I do like Raymond Briggs, just not that song.)

ah, see didn't watch tv as a child. didn't have one

and my god I do NOT want to be taken back to my childhood...

Sorry Filly

I feel almost totally responsible for this debacle

We were so inordinately fond of R Briggs in my family that he has probably achieved national treasure status and can do no wrong

I must admit I am slightly allergic to the Snowman having watched it about 13 years on the trot or something while growing up, but I thought someone watching it for the first time would really enjoy it

Am sending Carbonel soon and hope you will forgive me

I now have the fiddle music from the snowman in my head

ds loves it

ah its ok i guess