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Frosty the Snowman (with The Cass County Boys) - 78rpm Version

1947Released
2:53

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Long before Olaf from the Frozen movies, there was another magical snowman that delighted children. Frosty is just a regular snowman until he comes alive one day. He dances around, plays games with the kids, and leads them on an adventure through town. But snowmen only last until the first sunny day, and when Frosty starts to melt, he says goodbye and heads on his way, telling the children not to worry because he'll be back again someday, presumably reincarnated in the guise of another snowman.

"Frosty" was the creation of the songwriters Steve Edward Nelson and Walter "Jack" Rollins, where were looking for a seasonal follow-up to "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," which was a #1 hit the year before. Unlike "Rudolph," which was based on a book written 10 years earlier, "Frosty" was an original story. Like "Rudolph," it was recorded by Gene Autry and also became a seasonal favorite. Nelson and Rollins expanded their repertoire to Easter later in 1950 with the song "Here Comes Peter Cottontail," a combination of two characters, Peter Rabbit and Cottontail from Beatrix Potter's children's story Peter Rabbit. That one was also recorded by Autry.

This makes the list of Christmas songs that aren't really about Christmas, joining the likes of "Jingle Bells" and "Winter Wonderland" as songs that have lots of winter imagery, but no specific mention of the holiday.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Frosty the Snowman (with The Cass County Boys) - 78rpm Version.
G♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
172BPM

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Originally Released 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 Sony Music Entertainment Inc., (P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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