"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other "Christmas Song" redirects here For the Mannheim Steamroller record of the same name see Christmas Song (album. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Walter E "Jack" Rollins was a resident of Keyser West Virginia, born on September 15 1906. Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy Events January 3 - Sam Phillips launches Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis Tennessee. It was written after the success of Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the previous year; Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Autry, who recorded "Frosty" in search of another seasonal hit. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a song and popular Christmas story about Santa Claus 's ninth and lead reindeer who possesses an unusually red-colored Like "Rudolph", "Frosty" was subsequently adapted to other media including a popular television special. A television special is a Television program, typically a Short film or Television movie, which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally The song was originally titled "Frosty the Snow Man".

Song

The song is about a snowman who came to life thanks to a magical hat some children found; he then had playful adventures before he "hurried on his way". A snowman is an Anthropomorphic snow sculpture History In Occidental cultures and the northern hemisphere, snowmen are considered This include games, sports, and other jolly things. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Near the end of their adventures together, the children are saddened by Frosty having to hurry on his way for the last time. However, Frosty reassures them by exclaiming, "I'll be back on Christmas Day!" It has been covered by many artists over the years, including The 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)

The Canadian Brass are known for a version that is both jazzy and darkly humorous. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released The Ronettes were a Girl group of the 1960s from New York City, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential Larry Groce (born April 22, 1948) is an American musician and Radio host. Joseph Raymond Conniff ( November 06, 1916 - October 12 2002) was an American musician Cocteau Twins were a Scottish Alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997 Alvin and the Chipmunks is a six-time Grammy Award -winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Burton Leon Reynolds Jr (born February 11 1936 is an American Actor. The Canadian Brass are a Brass quintet founded by Charles Daellenbach and Gene Watts in 1970 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States

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Lyrical Controversy

In 1972, Walter Rollins admitted in an interview with Life magazine that initially the concept of Frosty the Snowman was written as a cautionary tale pertaining to the scare of "nuclear winter" and initially it was said that nuclear fallout mixed with the snow and children's dreams of a world without war were what brought Frosty to life, but the publishers and Gene Autry thought that the song would have more commercial value as a children's Christmas song. Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American Adult contemporary pop 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 can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Curb Records is a 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 " Band of Gold " is a popular Song written by Holland/Dozier/Holland, under the pseudonym Edith Wayne and Ron Dunbar and first recorded by "Fall" written by Clay Mills Sonny LeMaire and Shane Minor, is the title of a song recorded by Curb Records recording artists Clay Walker and Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American Singer of Popular music. The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American Adult contemporary pop The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular

1954 short film

In 1954, the UPA studio brought "Frosty" to life in a three-minute animated short which appeared regularly on WGN-TV. The year 1954 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1954. United Productions of America, better known as UPA, was an American Animation studio of the 1940s through present day beginning with industrial films The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames WGN-TV, channel 9 is a Television station in Chicago Illinois. 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 and 2007, 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". " Suzy Snowflake " is a popular Christmas song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C Hardrock Coco and Joe is a short Stop motion Animated cartoon written by Stuart Hamblen.

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. Frosty the Snowman is a thirty-minute animated Television special based on the popular song of the same title The year 1969 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1969. Rankin/Bass Productions Inc (formerly Videocraft International Ltd Frosty the Snowman is a thirty-minute animated Television special based on the popular song of the same title Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Jackie Vernon ( March 29, 1924 – November 10, 1987) was an American stand-up Comedian, actor and voice artist

External links

• Frosty The Snowman Lyrics Christmas Lyrics to Frosty The Snowman Christmas Carol / Christmas song
• 1954 film Frosty the Snowman at the Internet Movie Database