 The ending shows Santa making good on his promise as Frosty parades through town again with Karen and her classmates, but this time joined by a reformed Hinkle with a new hat (indicating Santa kept his promise), the traffic cop, Hocus, the Narrator, and several townspeople.At the end, Frosty boards Santa's sleigh to be taken back north and said he'll be back on Christmas as the sleigh takes flight to end the parade.Released by Rhino on October 1, 2002, the entire audio portion of "Frosty the Snowman" is available on CD along with the entire audio portion of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", the Rankin/Bass special produced in 1970.