OAK LAWN, Ill. -- When you walk into Rick Goldschmidt's home, you're welcomed by a collection of action figures, knick-knacks and toys. If you look close enough, you'll stumble upon a familiar face: ...

“Frosty the Snowman” was in good hands when hit songwriters Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson stepped into the studio to write it. Rollins, a native of West Virginia, and Nelson of New York, were ...

His is not exactly a controversial tune. No “Like A Rolling Stone” or “Lady Marmalade.” It’s a seasonal chestnut, first recorded and made popular by genial drugstore cowboy Gene Autry in 1950 (before ...

1. IT WAS A HIT SONG LONG BEFORE IT WAS A TV SPECIAL. The song “Frosty the Snowman” was written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson in 1950 (with a melody that is strikingly similar to 1932’s “Let’s Have ...