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Encyclopedia > Frosty the Snowman
"Frosty the Snowman"
Song by Gene Autry & The Cass County Boys, Orchestra under the direction of Carl Cotner
Released 1950
Genre Christmas Song
Label Colombia Records
Writer Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson


Frosty the Snowman is a popular Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson and recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. Like Jingle Bells and several other songs about winter, Frosty the Snowman is considered to be a Christmas song despite not mentioning Christmas at all. It was written after Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the single sold 2 million copies. Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Autry, who recorded "Frosty" in search of another seasonal hit. Like "Rudolph", "Frosty" was subsequently adapted to other media including a popular television special. The song was originally titled "Frosty The Snow Man" For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1995 re-release album cover of White Christmas A Christmas song is a song which is normally sung during the Christmas period, and usually has lyrical content addressing the holiday, the winter season, or both. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The 1995 re-release album cover of White Christmas A Christmas song is a song which is normally sung during the Christmas period, and usually has lyrical content addressing the holiday, the winter season, or both. ... Walter E. Jack Rollins was a resident of Keyser, West Virginia, born on September 15, 1906. ... Orvon Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television. ... See also: 1949 in music, other events of 1950, 1951 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Malcolm Sargent becomes chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. ... Jingle Bells, originally One Horse Open Sleigh, is one of the best known and commonly sung, secular Christmas songs in the world. ... Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a popular Christmas story about Santa Claus ninth and lead reindeer who possesses an unusually red colored nose that gives off its own light that is powerful enough to illuminate the teams path through inclement weather. ... A television special is a television program, typically a short film or television movie, which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. ...

“ Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul with his magic hat and his button nose

There must have been some magic In that old silk hat they found For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around


Frosty the Snowman Is a fairytale they say He was made of snow But the children know How he came to life one day


There must have been some magic In that old silk hat they found.



Frosty the Snowman Was alive as he could be And the children say He could laugh and play Just the same as you and me


Frosty the Snowman Knew the sun was hot that day So he said let's run And we'll have some fun Now before I melt away


Down to the village With a broomstick in his hand Running here and all around the square Saying catch me if you can


He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop And he only paused a moment when He heard him holler stop


Frosty the Snowman Had to hurry on his way But he waved goodbye Saying don't you cry I'll be back again some day


Thumpety thump thump frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soll with his majic hat and his button nose


There must have been some magic In that old silk hat they found For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around


Frosty the Snowman Is a fairytale they say He was made of snow But the children know How he came to life one day


There must have been some magic In that old silk hat they found.



Frosty the Snowman Was alive as he could be And the children say He could laugh and play Just the same as you and me


Frosty the Snowman Knew the sun was hot that day So he said let's run And we'll have some fun Now before I melt away


Down to the village With a broomstick in his hand Running here and all around the square Saying catch me if you can


He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop And he only paused a moment when He heard him holler stop


Frosty the Snowman Had to hurry on his way But he waved goodbye Saying don't you cry I'll be back again some day


Thumpety thump thump

 ”

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1954 short film

In 1954, the UPA studio brought "Frosty" to life in a three-minute animated short which appeared regularly on WGN-TV. This production included a bouncy, jazzy version of the song. It has been a perennial WGN-TV Christmas classic, and was most recently broadcast on December 24 and 25, 2005, and again in 2006, as part of a WGN-TV children's programming retrospective, along with their two other short Christmas classics, "Suzy Snowflake" and "Hardrock, Coco and Joe". The year 1954 in television involved some significant events. ... United Productions of America, better known as UPA, was an animation studio of the 1940s through 1970s, and a distributor of Japanese films from Toho Studios from the 1970s onward. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Suzy Snowflake is a cartoon short created in 1954 by Centaur Productions. ... Hardrock, Coco and Joe is a short stop-motion animated cartoon about Santa Claus three helpers, which has become an annual Christmas Classic on WGN-TV since its introduction in the early 1950s. ...


1969 Rankin-Bass television special

Main article: Frosty the Snowman (TV program)

In 1969, the Rankin-Bass company produced a thirty-minute animated television special of Frosty the Snowman that featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as narrator and Jackie Vernon as the title character. 2005 DVD release showing characters from the TV special. ... The year 1969 in television involved some significant events. ... Rankin-Bass (aka Videocraft International) is an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials. ... 2005 DVD release showing characters from the TV special. ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... “Inka Dinka Doo” redirects here. ... Jackie Vernon (born Ralph Veroni on March 29, 1924; died November 10, 1987) was a stand-up comedian, actor and voice artist. ...


Charts

"Jingle Bells"
Single by Kimberley Locke
from the album Christmas
Released 2007
Label Curb Records
Kimberley Locke singles chronology
"Band of Gold
(2007)		 "Frosty the Snowman"
(2007)
Perry Como Version
Chart (1957) Peak
Position
US Pop Singles 74
Kimberley Locke Version
Chart (2007) Peak
Position
US Adult Contemporary 1

A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3, 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American adult contemporary pop/R&B singer and plus-size fashion model. ... Christmas, a collection of Christmas songs is the third studio album by Curb Records recording artist, Kimberley Locke. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Curb Records is a country record label started by Mike Curb in 1973, after leaving MGM Records. ... Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3, 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American adult contemporary pop/R&B singer and plus-size fashion model. ... Band of Gold was a popular song by Freda Payne. ... Pierino Ronald Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American crooner. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3, 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American adult contemporary pop/R&B singer and plus-size fashion model. ... The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular songs weekly calculated by airplay and occasionally sales. ...

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See also: The 25 Days of Christmas

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Christmas Songs (4417 words)
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, With a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say, He was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day.
Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day, So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun now before I melt away." Down to the village, with a broomstick in his hand, Running here and there all around the square saying, Catch me if you can.
Frosty the Snowman: Information from Answers.com (2620 words)
Frosty and the children elude Hinkle long enough to have some fun in town, including the confrontation with the traffic cop mentioned in the lyrics, but Frosty soon senses the temperature is rising and worries about melting.
Frosty returned again in 2005 with a made-for-video animated film produced by Classic Media (the current rights holder for the original Rankin/Bass special and the remainder of their pre-1974 library).
Tinkerton) met Frosty when he was a boy, and did believe in magic once upon a time; and that Principal Pankley, a childhood friend of his father’s, took Frosty’s hat and hid it away in an attic (the same attic from which the hat escaped at the beginning of the story), causing young Mr.
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