Frosty the Snowman

This article is about the song. For the 1969 animated TV special, see Frosty the Snowman (TV special).
"Frosty the Snowman"
Single by Gene Autry & The Cass County Boys
B-side"When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter"
PublishedJune 2, 1950 by Hill and Range Songs, Inc.[1]
Released1950
GenreChristmas
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Walter Rollins & Steve Nelson
Producer(s)Hecky Krasnow[2]
"Frosty the Snowman"
Single by Jimmy Durante
B-side"(Isn't It A Shame That) Christmas Comes But Once A Year"
Released1950
GenreChristmas
LabelMGM Records
Songwriter(s)Walter Rollins & Steve Nelson

"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950 and later recorded by Jimmy Durante in that year.[3] It was written after the success of Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the previous year. Rollins and Nelson shopped 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.

  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ “Rudolph, Frosty, and Captain Kangaroo: the musical life of Hecky Krasnow, Producer of the world’s most beloved children’s songs; a memoir by Judy Gail Krasnow”
  3. ^ Gene Autry, "Frosty the Snowman" Retrieved October 14, 2011 [dead link]