Frosty the Snowman is an animated Christmas special that first aired on CBS on December 7, 1969 and has aired annually since then. Written by Romeo Muller and produced and directed by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass, it is based on the song of the same name, which was originally written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson and first performed by Gene Autry in the 1940s. It is Rankin/Bass's second most prominent special to be aired on broadcast channels, behind Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and is…
