Frosty the Snowman (1969)

Rated: G
Genres: Animation, Short, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Stars: Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante

A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.

A discarded silk top hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and a young girl who he befriends stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back. This animated short is based on the popular Christmas song of the same name.

Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writer: Romeo Muller
Production companies: Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International
More info on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064349/