Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)

It turns out Frosty gets more pussy than I do. He's given a snow wife named Crystal in this one, while mean ol' Jack Frost tries to spoil their fun. It attempts to squeeze as much material left out of the original song as it can, but that well was already scraped dry by the end of the first one. It's nothing special, but kids of a certain age will probably enjoy it.

2½ parsons out of 5

Frosty the Snowman (1969)

Happy Birthday! Pretty standard children’s classic, and a holiday staple. Frosty’s animated by a magical hat, goes on some joyrides, then is promptly executed by dawn’s light. But he’ll be back next Christmas day! This idea could easily be turned into a horror movie. Watch it for the memories, to relive some of that lost childhood, or share it with your kids if you got ‘em. Spawned a sequel some 20 years later entitled Frosty Returns (starring John Goodman) which was mostly awful.

4 corn-cob pipes out of 5