Frosty the Snowman
| "Frosty the Snowman" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys | |
| B-side | "When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter" |
| Published | June 2, 1950 by Hill and Range Songs, Inc. |
| Released | 1950 |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson |
| Producer(s) | Hecky Krasnow |
| "Frosty the Snowman" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jimmy Durante | |
| B-side | "(Isn't It A Shame That) Christmas Comes But Once A Year" |
| Released | 1950 |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Label | MGM Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Walter Rollins & Steve Nelson |
"Frosty the Snowman" is a 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. 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 1969 television special.