First Day of Spring
"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. Autry was looking for a follow-up hit to his previous song, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” The song is about a snowman who came to life thanks to a magical hat some children found. As spring arrives, the children are sad to learn Frosty must leave. However, Frosty reassures them by exclaiming, "I'll be back on Christmas Day!"
In 1972, Walter Rollins admitted in an interview with Life magazine that initially the concept of Frosty the Snowman was written as a cautionary tale pertaining to the scare of "nuclear winter" and initially it was said that nuclear fallout mixed with the snow and children's dreams of a world without war were what brought Frosty to life, but the publishers and Gene Autry thought that the song would have more commercial value as a children's Christmas song.
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