"Suzy Snowflake" is a song written by

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and

Roy C. Bennett Roy C. Bennett (August 12, 1918 – July 2, 2015) was an American songwriter known for the songs he wrote with Sid Tepper, which spawned several hits for Elvis Presley. Between 1945 and 1970, Tepper and Bennett published over 300 songs. Biograp ...

, made famous by

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in 1951 and released as a 78 RPM record by

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, MJV-123. Suzy is a snowflake playfully personified. It is commonly regarded as a

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, although it makes no mention of the holiday. The child-oriented lyrics celebrate the fun of winter. According to legend, she is said to be the wife of

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. A cartoon short based on the song was made in 1953 by Centaur Productions, with stop-motion animation created by Wah Ming Chang. It is annually shown during the Christmas season on

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and

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, along with another production by Centaur, '' Hardrock, Coco and Joe'' and an early UPA version of ''

Frosty the Snowman "Frosty the Snowman" is a song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950 and later recorded by Jimmy Durante in that year. It was written after the success of Autry's ...

''. Clooney later re-recorded the song for her 1978 Mistletoe Records album ''Christmas with Rosemary Clooney''. It has been covered by other artists, most notably

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in 1997.

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The character of Susie Snowflake from the ''

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'' franchise, who first appeared in the book ''More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps'' and later the mobile game '' Goosebumps: Horror Town'', is named after this titular song.

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Suzy Snowflake at Central New York News
1951 songs American animated short films American Christmas songs Christmas characters Christmas novelty songs Songs about fictional female characters Songs about weather Songs written by Roy C. Bennett Songs written by Sid Tepper {{short-animation-film-stub

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