Everybody is so excited at Greendale - it's snowing and it's the week before Christmas. But the roads are becoming dangerous and Pat is more than a little concerned about how he's going to deliver all the parcels and cards in time for Christmas Day.
First published in 1998, this story has a festive feel. Greendale is expecting a white Christmas. But Dr Gilbertson and Pat are worried about a very special delivery. Jenny is expecting a baby, but the roads are blocked by snow and the ambulance can't make it up the hill. Pat has a plan, everyone helps and the day is saved.
It's Christmas Eve in Greendale! Julian would love it to be a white Christmas so he even asks for snow in his letter to Santa. Pat has a busy working day ahead and he's due to make an appearance at the Greendale party in the evening... as a very special surprise guest. While Julian and his friends use their ingenuity to sledge and build a snowman... without snow, Pat picks up a jovial, bearded stranger on his rounds who helps him make light work of all the deliveries before mysteriously disappearing. When Pat arrives at the Party, he discovers that Santa has already been. It's all very confusing... until Pat, Sarah and Julian come home to find the bearded stranger leaving presents under their tree. And before he says goodbye, the real Santa tells Julian that his present is outside. Pat opens the door to find Greendale covered in thick, sparkling blanket of freshly-fallen snow!
Story for young children, first published in the UK in 1982 by Andr} Deutsch, involving characters from a popular television program. Postman Pat has an urgent message to deliver. Will he get there in time?.
Postman Pat and his black and white cat are back! The friendly, familiar postman is starring in a new animation series that will take him on a succession of adventures to delight a pre-school audience. These story books, illustrated with animation stills, present stories that parents and children should love to share.
Since the early 20th century, animated Christmas cartoons have brightened the holiday season around the world--first in theaters, then on television. From devotional portrayals of the Nativity to Santa battling villains and monsters, this encyclopedia catalogs more than 1,800 international Christmas-themed cartoons and others with year-end themes of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the New Year. Explore beloved television specials such as A Charlie Brown Christmas, theatrical shorts such as Santa's Workshop, holiday episodes from animated television series like American Dad! and The Simpsons, feature films like The Nutcracker Prince and obscure productions such as The Insects' Christmas, along with numerous adaptations and parodies of such classics as A Christmas Carol and Twas the Night before Christmas.