1950 - on the website www.popsike.com (which lists rare records auction results) there is a listing for a 45 rpm vinyl record MGM #K30257 (US) Frosty The Snowman/(Isn’t It A Shame That) Christmas Comes But Once A Year - with the following description: "This 1950 45 is a scarce and hard to find Christmas gem by that lovable rascal, Jimmy Durante, who does one of the best ever interpretations of ‘Frosty’. I’ve only seen about three or four copies of the 78 in more than twenty five years on the Christmas hunt."