The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

One of my favourite christmas stories is the wonderfully drawn The Snowman by Raymond Briggs and that is saying a lot as I usually dislike anything that has to do with Christmas. Curiously enough, the author himself apparently shares this opinion, according to this article in The Telegraph: 'It can be a grim time of year, Christmas," He says.
You can watch an interview here 
The Snowman was once voted  the top story for Christmas by British children and since its first broadcast in 1982 it has been a favourite at Christmas in the UK.
The book is wordless, as is the film except for the song "Walking in the Air". The story is told through picture, action and music.
Thanks to the magic of youtube we can all enjoy the film online. The following is the whole film in two parts, 





The lyrics to the song Walking in the Air:

We're walking in the air
We're floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below are sleeping as we fly

I'm holding very tight
I'm riding in the midnight blue
I'm finding I can fly so high above with you

Far across the world
The villages go by like dreams
The rivers and the hills, the forests and the streams

Children gaze open mouthed
Taken by surprise
Nobody down below believes their eyes

We're surfing in the air
We're swimming in the frozen sky
We're drifting over icy mountains floating by

Suddenly swooping low
On an ocean deep
Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep

And walking in the air
We're dancing in the midnight sky
And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly

We're walking in the air
We're walking in the air

You can watch Raymond Briggs' other Christmas story, Father Christmas, here thanks to Nicog79
It is a great story too but it's more difficult for English language learners as it has a lot of dialogue. Give it a try though, you never know.