The rights to this special are held by Warner Bros. Television Distribution via Telepictures, which used to license the show to Freeform. The latter aired the special annually on its "25 Days of Christmas" marathon. In 2018, AMC took over the license for the special. Because the ownership of the television rights to the Rankin/Bass library was split into two parts (one including all productions prior to 1974 and one including all productions from that point onward) after the company's dissolution in 1987, Frosty's Winter Wonderland was separated from the original Frosty the Snowman special. The telecast rights to the original are now held by CBS, who produced a companion sequel of its own, Frosty Returns, with a totally different cast, style and production staff. Home media Frosty's Winter Wonderland was first released on a compilation VHS tape with the 1981 special The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold by Vestron Video's Lightning Video label in 1985. The same double-feature release was also available in Australia in 1989. Warner Home Video/Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (owners of the post-1973 Rankin-Bass Productions library) distributed the special for its second VHS release in 1992, and also released it on DVD in 2004 paired with the 1974 special 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. The DVD was re-released in 2011. Culture In the 1998 Warner Bros. film Jack Frost, Charlie Frost (Joseph Cross) shows his father Jack Frost (Michael Keaton) some scenes from the special while changing television channels. See also List of Christmas films References External links 1976 animated films 1976 films 1976 in American television 1976 television specials 1970s American animated films 1970s American television specials 1970s fantasy comedy films 1970s Christmas comedy films 1970s supernatural films American Broadcasting Company television specials American Christmas comedy films American children's animated fantasy films American fantasy comedy films 1970s animated television specials Christmas television specials Television shows directed by Jules Bass Television shows directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. Films scored by Maury Laws Frosty the Snowman television specials Rankin/Bass Productions television specials Topcraft American supernatural comedy films Supernatural fantasy films Television shows written by Romeo Muller American Christmas television specials Animated Christmas television specials