It returns writer Romeo Muller, character designer Paul Coker, Jr., music composer Maury Laws and actor Jackie Vernon as the voice of Frosty, while Andy Griffith stars as the narrator (replacing Jimmy Durante, who had been incapacitated by a stroke three years prior and retired from acting)[2] with the rest of the cast consisting of Shelley Winters, Dennis Day and Paul Frees.

But that night, while Frosty and the children are ice-skating at a frozen pond, Jack unknowingly captures a horse's hat with his ability to blow snowy winds.

Late that night, Frosty presents Crystal with a bouquet of frost flowers, and his gift of love brings her to life.

Crystal makes a corsage out of snow, places it on Frosty's chest and gives him a kiss, bringing him back to life.

Frosty, Crystal, and Jack have fun with the children all winter, but they notice the weather is starting to grow warm.

They skate to the train station where Frosty meets the Traffic Cop he encountered before and introduces him to his wife which surprises him.

As a result, CBS, the longtime broadcast rights holder to the original special, produced a companion sequel of its own, Frosty Returns, with a totally different cast, style and production staff.

Today, the broadcast rights to the original are held by NBC, a sister company of the pre-September 1974 Rankin-Bass library owner, DreamWorks Classics.