“Frosty the Snowman” is a popular Christmas song written by Walter “Jack” Rollins and Steve Nelson. Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Gene Autry, who recorded “Frosty” in 1950. It was written after the success of Autry’s recording of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” the previous year.
Like “Rudolph”, “Frosty” was subsequently adapted to other media. For example, Rankin/Bass Productions released a popular television special Frosty the Snowman. The ancillary rights to the Frosty the Snowman character are owned by Warner Brothers. Due to the prominence of the TV special, merchandising of the character is generally licensed in tandem with that special’s current owners, DreamWorks Classics.
Just watched it with my grandson Brycen this past weekend!!