Muller was renowned for his ability to take simple songs and then come up with a compelling story to revolve around the song. As we've discussed in an old TV Legends Revealed , Muller invented pretty much everything that we now think of as the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" story by himself, except for the general "Rudolph's red nose ends up saving the day" part of the song, as really, the song and the book that the song was based on is pretty darn bare bones, plot-wise.
Similarly, the plot of "Frosty the Snowman," the actual song, is also sparse in the details. However, unlike "Rudolph," "Frosty the Snowman" is not necessarily a Christmas song.
Nothing about Christmas is mentioned in the song's lyrics at all. It just a generic wintertime song. In fact, they even changed the final line of the song for the TV special. In the original, it says at the end, "But he waved goodbye, saying, 'Don't you cry. Directors Arthur Rankin, Jr. In order to achieve the look they wanted, they commissioned greeting card artist Paul Coker, Jr.
Image: The History Post Blog. June Foray was the original voice of Karen during the special's first few airings in the early s. However, an unknown actress replaced Foray's voice for subsequent broadcasts. We bet you never noticed this continuity error. Frosty usually has four fingers, except for one quick moment when he tries counting.
Conveniently, Frosty has five fingers when he counts to five. You can see it in the video below around the second mark. Frosty Returns is generally broadcast every year after Frosty the Snowman , but it's definitely not a sequel. Also, it doesn't mention anything about Christmas.
Rudolph and Hermey were neighbors in real life! Welcome to MeTV! Find your local MeTV station. Where to watch. See when your favorite shows are on. Man always loved stacking things; cave drawings make this clear.
The earliest documented snowman he did find was in an illuminated manuscript dating back to Koninklijke Bibliotheek. That year, the townsfolk of Brussels put on a mini-Woodstock, protesting the political climate using the art supply that fell from the sky.
The citizenry constructed life-sized snow statues on every street corner, which included politically-charged displays and some XXX scenes. Fine artists often used the snowman to flex their creative muscles. The New York Tribune sent a reporter to cover it, the image went worldwide, and Mead became a national phenomenon. What was once the province of Michelangelo would devolve into a fun Gene Autry hit, a pleasant short , and the Jimmy Durante-voiced cartoon.
Not all snow-creations come with corncob pipes. In Japan, snowmen are made with two balls, one big and one small atop it, and without arms.
They are to resemble the daruma doll , which brings good luck.
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