Christmas Story
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Bedtime- and a restless sleep. At midnight the boy wakes suddenly and tiptoes to the window. To his relief the Snowman is still there. Suddenly, to the boy's amazement, the Snowman moves and turns. The boy rushes downstairs, opens the garden door and the Snowman walks across, doffs his hat and smiles. They are instant friends and the boy welcomes the Snowman into the house.
The boy shows the Snowman everything - the Christmas tree, the lights, the tv, the fire (which starts to melt him) and the fridge (which freezes him again). Upstairs they visit the sleeping parents' bedroom and the Snowman dresses up as a Dad, even trying the false teeth.
On to the playroom where they dance and play with the toys. Then - outside- they find Dad's motorbike under a cover. They get the bike started and ride out into the snowy night. They return to the house, the Snowman's legs suffering from the heat of the exhaust, so the boy persuades him to try the deep freeze for rest and repair. Recovering his strength, the Snowman takes the boy by the hand and leads him - reluctantly at first - out into the garden and with increasing speed they fly out into the air - higher and higher.
As they fly, other snowmen from the surrounding gardens take off to join them. Out over the coast they fly and on into the night. They fly past amazed passengers on ships, astonished birds, penguins and whales, over mountains and icebergs, marvelling at the Northern Lights. Eventually they land on the edge of a forest of fir trees and, walking through the trees, find all the other snowmen gathered together for the Snowman's Ball. Pushing through the snowmen, the boy finds to his surprise and joy that the host dispensing food and drink is none other than Father Christmas.
With the Snowman Band in full swing they all dance through the night. Suddenly, Father Christmas takes the boy's hand and leads him to a small house - inside are the reindeer and piles of presents and he gives the boy a special snowman scarf. Just then the first light of dawn reminds the Snowman that he must return the boy to his home and together, waving goodbye, they fly back to the little house in the snow. By now it is getting light and the Snowman takes up his position in the garden. With a wave and a hug the boy runs into the house and into bed. He tosses and turns in fitful sleep until the bright light streaming into his bedroom wakes him. His first thought is of his friend the Snowman and he rushes downstairs out into the sunlight. With a gasp of horror he sees the Snowman - his Snowman- is nothing more than a mound of melted snow. With tears in his eyes, he reaches in his dressing gown pocket for a hankerchief. Instead he brings out the scarf - the scarf Father Christmas gave him.
