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 ...
Some of the most popular Christmas songs, including “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” and “Frosty the Snowman” have Cincinnati roots. We have updated a Cincinnati Christmas playlist from 2015, adding a ...
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 ...