The central protagonist of this tale is Jack Frost, a Puckish prankster whose powers appear to be confined to giving children snow days.

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Jack Frost, a historic Hudson River iceboat dating back to the 1800s, still makes an appearance occasionally when the river's bays freeze enough to support her weight.

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Joining up with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman, Jack Frost learns a few things about himself, his past, and his purpose.

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Mr. NAT KING COLE: (Singing) Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like Eskimos.

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"Jack Frost" contains some schoolyard scuffling.

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When the villain, Pitch Black (also known as the Bogey Man) returns to snuff out belief in Santa and the other Guardians, Jack Frost is promoted by the Man in the Moon to the team of super hero Guardians whose primary job is to protect children.

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There were so many stores decorated with tinsel and streamers and balloons, selling little artificial fir trees, displaying gross Christmas cards hawkers had even set up on the sidewalks peddling these nauseous things (usually with pictures of a snowy scene in Vermont and some saccharin verse inside about ol' Jack Frost).

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