Description
Ruby is crying because her snowman had melted earlier. I based this on two Christmas specials: Frosty The Snowman (1969) and The Snowman (1982). Both showed snowmen melted and their friends feeling either sad or crying. The former came back to life via Christmas magic from Santa, but the latter was deeper: it's about the death of a loved one.
The entire illustration also sums up my year: a year of anguish, stress, and sadness.