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A Touch of Frost
editwhat about A Touch of Frost (TV series)? they call him Jack Frost
Weasel phrases
editJust out of curiosity, isn't 'some believe' a weasel word? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.185.13.36 (talk) 02:58, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Basketball
editI heard there's a Jack Frost who plays basketball too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.21.175 (talk) 00:35, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
Are Jack Frost and Frosty The Snowman one in the same?
editWell? 199.117.69.8 (talk) 21:10, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Can someone more knowledgeable than me in Wiki include references and links to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqWbbrmt3zg ? The 1934 video shows Jack Frost painting leaves and window panes, but as separate from Old Man Winter, who appears as a separate character. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tchrisman (talk • contribs) 20:26, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Folklore etc.
editThis article seems to confuse folklore and modern children's literature. I have found no evidence that Jack Frost was thought of as a "sprite" or anything like that before about 1900.
If you read, for example, Jack Frost, or, God's finger in the winter by Ina Hervey (1870) [1], you'll see that the phrase Jack Frost is pretty much synonymous with "cold winter weather". There is no characterization of him as a "sprite" or a "mischief-maker". The child in the story does race with Jack Frost and Mr. Wind, but those characters are clearly simply personifications, with no other attributes. It seems to be Frank Baum who introduces Jack Frost as a sprite who actually has a personality and talks.
Can anyone find evidence of a "Jack Frost" in English and American folklore as the article claims? I couldn't. --Macrakis (talk) 19:09, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
Sources need to be stated under the History section. I removed the nonsense about "viking lore" (there is no such term) and "Jokul Frosti". Althogh Kári, a certain giant in Norse sagas, had a son named Frosti ('frost') according to the Orkneyinga saga who however was named Jökul (jǫkull: 'icicle, ice, glacier') according to the Hversu there is no such thing as "Jokul Frosti" and the giant named Frosti or Jökul has, as far as I can see, nothing to do with Jack Frost. See Fornjót. --C-w-l (talk) 11:25, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
JACK FROST IN MUSIC
editDoes anyone think adding this would be useful? Karl Jenkins has a compilation of his choral works for Christmas which he called Stella Natalis. One of the pieces is called Wintertide. It's a "shivery" song. It's great fun, and challenging chorally. I think it deserves to be added to the list under Music.
F-f-f-f-frezzing cold
F-f-f-f-frosty snow
Jack Frost has now taken hold
And on his nose dewdrops glow
S-s-s-s-snowballs fly
S-s-s-s-sledges race
Jack Frost will now lie in wait
Then nipping your nose and face
Chilly, so chilly, so cold etc.
Annette Williams — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.217.112.14 (talk) 00:17, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
His Age
editSo, how old exactly is he? Lol So many different sites say different ages, I really have no idea what his actual age is (that he is stuck at) 2A02:C7C:59CE:AB00:3DE5:F69D:2481:C9A1 (talk) 20:50, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
A Christmas Song sung by Nat King Cole was written by Bob Well and Mel Torme
editBob Well and Mel Torme MeantItForAMinute (talk) 02:22, 21 December 2023 (UTC)