Road to the North Pole comedy films which were released from 1940 to 1962, starring actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and actress Dorothy Lamour. The opening credits show images with Brian and Stewie referencing other Christmas specials such as "The Nutcracker", "A Christmas Carol", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Frosty the Snowman" and "Home Alone". The credits also show Brian and Stewie performing winter activities, such as snowball fights, making snow angels and putting coal in the (Meg's) Christmas socks instead of gifts. Ron MacFarlane, who narrated part of the episode, mentioned that Kenny Rogers was supposed to be there. The episode opens with a
Frosty the Snowman and directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. This was a story based on the discovery of Frosty the Snowman. Three sequels were produced, "Frosty's Winter Wonderland" (based upon the song "Winter Wonderland") in 1976, in which Frosty got married, and "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July" in 1979, followed by "The Legend of Frosty the Snowman" in 2005 (the last of which had Bill Fagerbakke take over as Frosty's voice after Vernon's death). "Frosty Returns", released in 1992, is a sequel to the original song, set in a separate fictional universe from the other specials, with John Goodman