Snowman scarf or hat, while others prefer not to risk leaving supplies out doors where they could easily be stolen or become stuck under melting ice. There are variations to these standard forms; for instance, the popular song "Frosty the Snowman" describes a snowman being decorated with a corncob pipe, button nose, coal eyes and an old silk hat (usually depicted as a top hat). These other types range from snow columns to elaborate snow sculptures similar to ice sculptures. One book describes classic snowman attachments as a black felt top hat, red scarf, coal eye pieces, carrot nose, and corn
Frosty the Snowman gets 'hot'"), and then starting to collapse ("I think he's melting" -- "You "know" what happens when Frosty gets hot"). It was also covered by the Hampton String Quartet on their inaugural album, "What if Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'." The song was quickly covered by many artists including Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole and Guy Lombardo. The versions by Nat King Cole and Guy Lombardo also reached the American charts. In 1950, Little Golden Books published "Frosty the Snow Man" as a children's book, adapted by Annie North Bedford and illustrated by Corinne Malvern. In 1950,