In case your memory needs jogging, The Snowman is a beautifully illustrated children’s picture book by Raymond Briggs which was first published in 1978 and later inspired an animated 26-minute television special on Channel 4. It was first shown on Boxing day in 1982 and was considered an immediate success, and has been a staple part of Christmas time viewing ever since.

The short film is mainly wordless, apart from a haunting rendition of the song ‘I’m walking in the air’ which plays as the two main characters, a little boy and the snowman he built in his garden, play together after a stroke of Christmas magic brings the icy fellow to life.

Backyard Cinema are creating a multi-roomed, multi-sensory cinematic adventure to transport The Snowman fans back in time and to this magical world. Spread out over 5,000 square feet within Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, there will be sets replicating scenes in the film, a showing on a 10-metre-wide, curved LED screen and an opportunity to meet the Snowman himself.

This immersive nostalgic pop-up has got us excited for Christmas already