Frosty the Snowman

Written by	Steve Rollins, Steve Nelson
Date	1950
Publisher	Warner-Chappell Music Co.

"Frosty the Snowman" is a perennial Christmas song about a snowman who, with the addition of a hat, springs to life to frolic with children, go thumpety-thump-thump, and defy traffic laws. It was adapted as a popular Rankin/Bass animated special (narrated by Jimmy Durante), and in countless variations since.

The song was featured on the album Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along performed by Gordon with the cast.

References

• The motif of bringing a snowman to life through accessorization was repeated in A Muppet Family Christmas.

• In the Muppet Babies episode "Transcontinental Whoo-Whoo," Frosty's brother Bosko the Snowman appears.

• The tune is used as the music button for Scene 5 of Episode 3790 of Sesame Street.

• In Elmo's Christmas Countdown, Stan the Snowball is impressed by the fact that Stiller the Elf not only narrates but actually appears in the story: "You're a big star, like the Grinch, or Frosty, or that round-headed kid who picked out that crummy tree!"

Connections

• John Goodman voiced Frosty in Frosty Returns (1992)
• Jim Lewis wrote Frosty Returns (1992)
• Jonathan Winters voiced the narrator in Frosty Returns (1992)