Father Christmas

<p><b>Join Father Christmas on his busiest night of the year in this 50th anniversary edition of the hilariously irreverent Christmas classic!</b><br><br>Raymond Briggs creator of <i>The Snowman </i>introduces us to a rather grumpy Father Christmas in this brilliantly tongue-in-cheek festive tale.<br><br>Father Christmas has awoken from a dream of summer sun to discover it is December 24th Christmas Eve - the start of his longest night's work of the year! Much merriment ensues as Father Christmas travels the world with a few issues along the way to bring joy to children everywhere.<br><br>Published 50 years ago this delightful - and delightfully cheeky - classic story has lost none of its charm. This book was awarded The Library Association's Kate Greenaway Medal.<br><br><b>More brilliant Raymond Briggs stories:</b><br><i>Father Christmas Goes on Holiday</i><br><i>The Snowman - a wordless picture book</i></p>