"Frosty" first premiered on CBS in 1969 and stayed on the channel for half a century until 2024, when NBC obtained the rights. "Frosty the Snowman" will air on NBC on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 8:30 p.m ...

Rankin and Bass returned to the Christmas special genre in 1969 to produce Frosty the Snowman, and many of these animated specials remain beloved today.

"Frosty the Snowman" also has some variations to it with the original coming out in 1969 followed by the 1976 animated sequel "Frosty's Winter Wonderland." "Frosty Returns" came out in 1992 and ...