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%%* ''Literature/RainbowMagic'': The villain.

* ''WesternAnimation/FrostysWinterWonderland'' has Jack Frost as the villain of the special. He is jealous of Frosty the Snowman being loved by children while he gets ignored, even though he brings the winter, and thus he plans to get rid of Frosty.

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* ''ComicBook/ArchiesWeirdMysteries'': The comic adaptation has a story where Jack Frost feels unappreciated by humans, so he convinces his relative, Wind Jill, to help him make a colder winter. Unfortunately, Jack goes off the rails and almost plunges the world into an ice age, so Archie and the gang seeks help in the realm of elementals from Old Man Winter himself to reign Jack in.

* ''Film/{{Morozko}}'' is the 1964 loose movie adaptation of the classic Russian fairy tale of ''Literature/{{Morozko}}'' (Father Frost). Due to the similarities between Morozko and Jack Frost, the movie has since been released in English-speaking countries under the title ''Jack Frost''.

* ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'': Jack Frost is a tiny figure covered in icicles who paints frost patterns on surfaces during the winter. In an early scene, a conversation with the Verruca Gnome convinces Frost that he's bored with just drawing ferns all the time. Various points later in the book describe windows on which patterns of frost have formed a picture of kittens, flowers in vases, and other objects.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': Jack Frost appears as a recurring [[{{Mon}} recruitable demon]], a playful creature resembling a small living snowman and typically spouting his CatchPhrase, "Hee-ho!" He's gone on to become the MascotMook of the entire franchise, as well as developer Creator/{{Atlus}} itself, and often appears in several forms, such as the extra-demonic Black Frost or the giant King Frost. He's also often [[FireIceDuo paired up with the fiery]] [[StingyJack Jack-o'-Lantern]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' character Jacques Schnee is designed as an allusion to Jack Frost. His old surname before being married into the Schnee family was "Gelè" ([[BilingualBonus French for "frost"]]), he is cruel and calculating, he always keeps his office cold, and he took over the Schnee company from his father-in-law, [[SantaClaus Nicholas]] Schnee, after his death.

* Jack Frost appears as the villain of ''Film/TheSantaClause 3: The Escape Clause'', being jealous of Santa Claus and the other {{Holiday Personification}}s because he doesn't have his own holiday. He later hatches a plan to steal the position of Santa for himself.

* The above is not to be confused with ''Film/JackFrost1998'', a family movie in which Jack Frost was a human who turned into a snowman after dying in a freak car accident. Using his second chance at life, he tries to rekindle his bond with his son before he melts at the end of winter.

* ''Film/TheSantaClause'': Jack Frost appears as the villain of ''The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'', being jealous of Santa Claus and the other {{Holiday Personification}}s because he doesn't have his own holiday. He later hatches a plan to steal the position of Santa for himself.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' character Jacques Schnee is designed as an allusion to Jack Frost. His old surname before being married into the Schnee family was "Gelè", [[BilingualBonus French for "frost"]], he is cruel and calculating, he always keeps his office cold, and he took over the Schnee company from his father-in-law, [[SantaClaus Nicholas]] Schnee, after his death.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': Jack Frost appears as a recurring [[{{Mon}} recruitable demon]], a playful creature resembling a small living snowman and typically spouting his CatchPhrase, "Hee-ho!" He's gone on to become the MascotMook of the entire franchise, as well as developer Creator/{{Atlus}} itself, and often appears in several forms, such as the extra-demonic Black Frost or the giant King Frost. He's also often [[FireIceDuo paired up with the fiery]] [[StingyJack Jack O'Lantern]].

%%* ''Film/{{Morozko}}'', which has also gone by the name ''Jack Frost''.
%%* ''Film/JackFrost1997''.
%%* ''Film/JackFrost1998''.

* "Little Jack Frost Get Lost" (1947), whose lyrics lament the winter spirit for bringing the cold. The song has been covered by artists from Music/BingCrosby to Music/SethMacFarlane.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': Jack Frost appears as a recurring [[{{Mon}} recruitable demon]], a playful creature resembling a small living snowman and typically spouting his CatchPhrase, "Hee-ho!" He's gone on to become the MascotMook of the entire franchise, as well as developer Creator/{{Atlus}} itself, and often appears in several forms, such as the extra-demonic Black Frost or the giant King Frost. He's also often paired up with the fiery [[StingyJack Jack O'Lantern]].

* ''WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost'': Jack Frost, an elf-like figure with icy-blue hair, skin and clothes, is the personification of winter, and uses his icy breath to bring ice and snow to the world.

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%%* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'': Jack Frost.
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%%* ''Film/TheSantaClause'': The villain of the third movie.
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%%* "Little Jack Frost Get Lost" (1947), which has been covered by artists from Music/BingCrosby to Music/SethMacFarlane.

* ''Franchise/MegamiTensei'': Jack Frost appears as a recurring [[{{Mon}} recruitable demon]], typically spouting his CatchPhrase "Hee-ho!", who resembles a small living snowman. He's gone on to become the MascotMook of the franchise as a whole, and often appears in several forms, such as the extra-demonic Black Frost.

He is often depicted as an active creator of winter weather and phenomena, and can be involved in activities ranging from stirring blizzards into existence to carefully painting frosty designs on individual windows. Where he goes or what he does during the warmer seasons is rarely addressed. In personality, he can vary considerably from work to work; he can be as playful and mischievous as a snow day, or as cruel as the killing ice.

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* ''Literature/RainbowMagic'': The villain.
%%* ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'': Jack Frost is a tiny figure covered in icicles who paints frost patterns on surfaces during the winter. In an early scene, a conversation with the Verruca Gnome convinces Frost that he's bored with just drawing ferns all the time. Various points later in the book describe windows on which patterns of frost have formed a picture of kittens, flowers in vases, and other objects.

* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'': Jack Frost, depicted as a youth with white hair and blue clothes, is a playful and mischievous spirit of winter who [[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows paints the frost on windows]], makes snow days for kids, and nips at their noses to [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul make them happy]].

%%* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'': Jack Frost, depicted as a youth with white hair and blue clothes, is a playful and mischievous spirit of winter who [[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows paints the frost on windows]], makes snow days for kids, and nips at their noses to [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul make them happy]].

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* The {{Manhwa}} ''Manhwa/JackFrost''
* Jack Frost from ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire''
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* One of Santa's allies in ''ComicBook/SantaVersusDracula''
* In the ''{{Comicbook/Fables}}'' spinoff ''Jack of Fables'', Jack Hoerner successfully seduces and ultimately sleeps with the Lumin the Snow Queen. She comes down with illness (later revealed to be [[spoiler:a pregnancy]]) and is unable to do her job, so she gives her powers to Jack, making him Jack Frost were he makes a total ass of himself. Their son would also be called Jack Frost, mostly referred to as Jack Frost II for convenience.
* The comic adaptation of ''Archie's Weird Mysteries'' had a story where Jack Frost felt unappreciated by humans so he convinces his relative, Wind Jill, to help him make a colder winter. Unfortunately, Jack goes off the rails and almost plunges the world into an ice age, so Archie and the gang seeks help in the realm of elementals from Old Man Winter himself to reign Jack in.

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* 1966 Russian film based on a folk tale ''Film/{{Morozko}}'', which has also gone by the name ''Jack Frost''.
* The horror film ''Film/JackFrost1997''.
* The family film ''Film/JackFrost1998''.
* The villain of the 3rd ''Film/TheSantaClause'' movie.

* The villain of the ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' series.
* In an early scene in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'', Jack Frost complains that he's bored with just drawing ferns all the time. Various points later in the book describe windows on which patterns of frost have formed a picture of kittens or something.

* "Little Jack Frost Get Lost" (1947), which has been covered by artists from Music/BingCrosby to Music/SethMacFarlane.
* "The Christmas Song" (1946), first popularized by Music/NatKingCole, famously opens with the lines:
-->Chestnuts roasting on an open fire\\
Jack Frost nipping at your nose

* Jack Frost appears as a recurring [[{{Mon}} recruitable demon]] in the ''Franchise/MegamiTensei'' series, typically spouting his CatchPhrase, "Hee-ho!" He's gone on to become the [[MascotMook mascot]] of the franchise as a whole, and often appears in several forms, such as the extra-demonic Black Frost.

* The Creator/{{Rankin Bass|Productions}} TV special, ''[[WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost Jack Frost]]''.
* The protagonist from the ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''.
* The BBC computer-animated movie ''The Tale of Jack Frost'', based on the children's book of the same name. [[spoiler:In the end, it turns out be AllJustADream by a regular boy.]]

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frost Jack Frost]] is the PublicDomain AnthropomorphicPersonification of cold in the air and the [[{{Painting the Frost on Windows}} frost designs on windows]]. Unlike many, he is not necessarily associated with a [[{{Holiday Tropes}} holiday]]; although naturally he tends to be most active in Winter simply because that's where the action is. He can be depicted as playful and mischievous as a snow day; or as cruel as the killing ice.

Compare TheOldNorthWind, {{Yukionna}}. See also {{Snowlems}} and WhiteWolvesAreSpecial.

* Jack Frost from ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''

Compare TheOldNorthWind. See also {{Snowlems}} and WhiteWolvesAreSpecial.

* The Creator/{{Atlus}} mascot, hee ho!

Compare TheOldNorthWind. See also {{Snowlems}}.

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* In an early scene in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'', Jack Frost complains that he's bored with just drawing ferns all the time. Various points later in the book describe windows on which patterns of frost have formed a picture of kittens or something.

* The Creator/{{Rankin Bass|Productions}} special, ''[[WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost Jack Frost]]''

* "The Christmas Song" (1946), written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells and first popularized by Music/NatKingCole, famously opens with the lines:

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* The Creator/{{Rankin Bass|Productions}} special, ''[[WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost Jack Frost]]''
* The protagonist from the ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''.
* The BBC computer-animated movie ''The Tale of Jack Frost'' based on the children's book of the same name. [[spoiler:In the end, it turns out be AllJustADream by a regular boy.]]
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