Frosty The Snowman is a song that was recorded by Gene Autry and The Class Country Boys, Orchestra. It is actually a Christmas Song, mainly played over during Christmas time. It was released in 1950 and was labeled by Colombia Records.
Frosty The Snowman was written by Lexi and Jerry Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson. Autry did this song immediately after its hit Rudolph where has used the word Christmas in its lyrics but still it is considered to the one of the most famous song of Christmas.
At first Frosty The Snowman was named as Frosty The Snow Man. The song features a Snowman who becomes alive and is thanking a magical hat that was founded by some children. It is pictured that before he hurried on his way he finds lots of adventures that makes him happy and exciting.
Artists like Ronettes, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Larry Groce, Ray Conniff, the Cocteau Twins, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Beach Boys, and countless other musical acts (including a 2005 recording of the song by famous Hollywood actor Burt Reynolds) were influenced with Frosty The Snowman song.
In the original version of the song Frosty The Snowman, Frosty was featured with a button nose but as it went through the hands of many artists his button nose drastically changed to a carrot. The song was represented by Gene Autry in 1950, Perry Como in 1957, and Johnny Mathis in 2003. Recently it is done by Kimberly Locke in 2007 which was labeled by Curt Records.
Frosty The Snowman by Canadina Brasss version is both Jazzy and Humorous. In 1954 the character Frosty was pictured in a short film. In this film he was brought to live for 3mins, animated short span. It was a UPA studio product, broadcasted on regular basis on WGN-T.V. In this the song was in the shape of bouncy and jazzy. Recently as a part of WGN-T.V childrens programming retrospective in its Christmas classic slot it broadcasted the movie again on 24th &25th Dec, 2005 and 2006.
Frosty The Snowman was also seen in an animated version on a 30min T.V. program. In 1969, a T.V. program was started by Rankin-Bass Company. The voice of the characters was of the comedians Jimmy Durante-Narrator and Jackie Vernon-the main character. The show was directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. and written by Romeo Muller.
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