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Raymond Briggs the Snowman Kudzu Christmas Holiday Classics 2 Pack This charming British animated short film is a 1982 production of London's Channel 4, based on the classic children's book by Raymond Briggs and crafted with a colored-pencils-on-paper look, like fluffy, hand-drawn illustr... more »ations. Small children should be entranced by the story of a small boy in rural England whose lovingly constructed snowman comes to life and takes him flying over the white-blanketed landscapes, in a beautiful rotoscoped (traced) sequence based on live-action flying footage. Part of the charm of the film is the gentle, everyday quality of its fantasy adventures: the snowman is invited in to try on clothes and play with the Christmas decorations, then plays host to the boy at a party in the woods, at which his snowy relatives do English country dances. This is one of the very few Christmas tapes on the market that really deserves to be a holiday perennial, a gentle fable of friendship and the power of imagination // Recently divorced Nina Taylorson Wilson and her young son Mason move to a small Georgia town to start a new life. Mason befriends Gaitus Stevens Lawhorn a lonely recently widowed older gentleman and together they attempt to save several abandoned puppies hiding in the thick Kudzu bush. Their love faith and determination help them cope with loss and separation and realize the blessings they share during the holiday season.« less
