Frosty The Snowman

This week is Snowman Week on Animation of the Day. And to kick it off, one of the most recognized, beloved snowmen off all time, Frosty!

Produced by Rankin/Bass five years after their holiday mega-hit "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman" marks the first time the company used traditional cel animation in a holiday special (rather than stop-motion) in an effort to create a greeting card look. Notice the use of washed out, warm pastels and jagged, overlapping sketch lines in the backgrounds.

Now, everybody sing along...