Every year the fine art handling company Momart commissions a British artist to design their corporate Christmas greeting which they sends to customers and contacts in the art world. In this multiple, issued as their Christmas greeting in 2000, Gary Hume uses the snowman, a form that can be articulated simply as two circles. Hume is best known for his glossy paintings, generally based on easily identifiable objects such as doors, flowers or the faces of celebrities, forms which he often represents in simple silhouettes.

Making pictures out of felt pieces is usually seen as a creative pursuit for small children. In this piece Hume alludes to the commonly-held view that 'Christmas is for children', but offers adults a chance to share in this pleasure and playfulness by designing an "interactive" greeting to be customised by the recipients.