In admiring the Ulbricht Painted Snowman Nutcracker, I was blown away by the exquisite and painstaking details that went into accessorizing it.  It may not seem all that important, but I thought the twigs he’s holding is pretty cool.  Of course, much like any other Ulbricht Nutcracker, each one of these are handpainted.  So no two are alike.

Still, I realize that Nutcracker snowmen are not the most famous of snowmen.  We know that Frosty is the most famous and ubiquitously known.  But who else is out there?

List of Popular and Famous Snowman

I did a quick research on other famous snowmen and here’s a list, in no real particular order:

• Frosty the Snowman.  No real surprise here.  For many of us, Frosty IS the Snowman.  He has a song.  A movie (Frosty the Snowman 1969).  And years and years of recognition.
• The Abominable Snowman.  A mythical creature that’s not unlike Bigfoot, except the abominable snowman lives in snow covered mountains.  For many kids, our first encounter with the abominable snow man is the Matterhorn ride in Disneyland.
• Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman.  A character from a children’s book, The Snowman, written by author / illustrator Raymond Briggs, published in 1978.  Kinda like Frosty, but not really.
• Jeezy The Snowman.  A hip hop song by the artists Young Jeezy.