A lot of the other Rankin Bass specials have many posts on their boards but not this one? I liked Andy Griffith's narration of the story and his version of Winter Wonderland is the best rendition I ever heard. Frosty's Winter Wonderland is very memorable.
shareSo am I, andersonb85. This is a lovely sequel. Andy Griffith and Dennis Day sing a hearty "Winter Wonderland". Jack Frost is very entertaining initially, but I also like the fact that he's just hurt and frustrated from not getting the attention and praise that he is worthy of. We later see that the provider of winter is simply overlooked and misunderstood. He is a decent guy who is capable of strong friendships. It's shrewd for a carol to be given a tale that can be incorporated into the story of another carol that has been brought out the same way.
shareI liked Jack Frost in this episode much more than his own TV special that came out 3 years later. Paul Fries voiced Jack in Winter Wonderland https://youtu.be/WwLvlQgbkL0?si=sD2n57wL7laDCdHU He didn't voice him later on in his own special.
shareI didn't know that there was a short about Jack Frost. Was the character's name also the title?
shareYes, it was a Rankin Bass special that aired in 1979. Stop motion.
https://youtu.be/EZngyA8iz_Y?si=28d6HADK4wKaDoWp
Thank you. Jack Frost was extremely feeble and mawkish. The actor, whose surname was Frees, hopefully wanted nothing to do with it, which was one of the most ridiculous and pathetic shorts made.
shareI think I've only watched Jack Frost 2 times in my life & one of those times was when I was a kid. I watched it Christmas 2022 & I don't remember anything memorable about it.
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