Snowman creator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88 | Daily Mail Online

Author Raymond Briggs, who was responsible for festive favourite The Snowman, hated the cold and despised Christmas. He also described himself as 'self-absorbed, impatient and grumpy'.

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