sˈɪns bɹˈɔːdweɪ vˈɪdɪoʊ pɹədˈuːst ðɪs spˈɛʃəl ænd ˈoʊnd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pɹˈaɪɚ tə ɡˈoʊldən bˈʊks ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ʌvðə vˈɪdɪoʊkɹˌæft ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, fɹˈɔsti ɹᵻtˈɜːnz fˈɑːloʊz ðə sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs ʃˈoʊɪŋz ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ænd ɪz kˈʌpəld wɪððɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˌɔn mˈoʊst dˌiːvˌiːdˈiː ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz; ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪnðə pˈækɪdʒ sˈoʊld tə fɹˈiːfɔːɹmz twˈɛnti fˈaɪv dˈeɪz ʌv kɹˈɪsməs kˈeɪbəl tˈɛlᵻkˌæsts, nˈɔːɹ ðə pˈækɪdʒ sˈoʊld tʊ ˌeɪˌɛmsˈiːz bˈɛst kɹˈɪsməs ˈɛvɚ.
Since Broadway Video produced this special and owned the 1969 original prior to Golden Books' acquisition of the Videocraft International catalog in 1996, Frosty Returns follows the CBS showings of the original and is coupled with the original on most DVD releases; it was not included in the package sold to Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas cable telecasts, nor the package sold to AMC's Best Christmas Ever.