The special ranked at number 71 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, based on a vote by industry professionals. The orchestral score was performed in the film by the Sinfonia of London and the song was performed by Peter Auty, a St Paul's Cathedral choirboy. The story is told through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake, and is wordless, with the exception of the central song " Walking in the Air". It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and won a BAFTA TV Award. It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success. It was directed by Dianne Jackson for the British public service Channel 4. The Snowman is a 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem based on Raymond Briggs' 1978 picture book The Snowman.
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