The Snowman

A British Christmas class, Raymond Brigg's The Snowman is a lovely story. There's even a film version, which is usually shown on television at Christmastime. The Snowman Web site has a Snowman game you can play.

The American version, while not the same story, would be Frosty the Snowman. It's based on a song, and a cartoon of the story is always on TV during the holiday season.

Here are the first two verses of the song:

Frosty the Snowman
Was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal

Frosty the Snowman
Is a fairytale they say
He was made of snow
But the children know
How he came to life one day

Read the entire song.

You can even make your own snowman with the Frosty Fabricator!