FATHER CHRISTMAS GOES ON HOLIDAY (1975)      author: Raymond Briggs publisher: Hamish Hamilton                  30 colour pages
			___________________________________________________________________   Father Christmas needs some time off, but where will he go for his bloomin' holidays? - His reindeer take him to France, Scotland, and finally, Las Vegas... A sequel, of course, to Briggs' hugely-successful 'Father Christmas'. Just like before, Santa is depicted as a rumbuctious loveable old rogue. And like before dialogue is minimal, restricted in the main to Santa's 'bloomin' expletives.     Trivia Hounds may note, when FC is in Scotland he's tempted by the delights on offer at a butcher's called Hamish McHamilton - an obvious reference to Briggs' longtime publisher... Briggs' 'Father Christmas' books were adapted  into an animated film by TVC in 1991 with Mel Smith providing Santa's bloomin' voice... See also:  Filmography - Father Christmas                  Father Christmas                  The Complete Father Christmas                                                        buy this book »    previous »    next »