Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story of the boy who builds a snowman who comes to life, and their adventures together, has become a children's classic. It's popularity has been further enhanced by frequent television broadcasts of the award winning cartoon film The Snowman. The composer Howard Blake recreated the story in words and music based on the scenes from the film. In this edition three of his most popular songs, Music Box Dance', 'Walking in the Air' and 'Dance of the Snowmen' have been arranged for string ensemble by Tony Osborne.