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| 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[]
- Frosty appears as a guest for a week's worth of The Muppets comic strips beginning on December 16, 1985 and returns on New Year's Eve.
- 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)