`` Frosty the Snowman '' or `` Frosty the Snow Man '' is a popular Christmas song .
is a popular Christmas song written by Walter `` Jack '' Rollins and Steve Nelson , and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950.Gene Autry , `` Frosty the Snowman '' Retrieved October 14 , 2011 It was written after the success of Autry 's recording of `` Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer '' the previous year ; Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Autry , who recorded `` Frosty '' in search of another seasonal hit .