"Tis the season to be freezin'"

“‘Tis the season to be freezin’” is a winter saying that has been printed on many images. “Tis the season to be freezin’” was printed in the Casa Grande (AZ) Dispatch in September 1967 in an advertisement for a freezer. “‘Tis the season to be freezin’” was the title of a news article in the Ottawa (ON) Citizen in December 1967, and “‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE FREEZIN’” was the title of a Christmas poem in the Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette Telegraph a few days later.

Authorship of the line is unknown.

20 September 1967, Casa Grande (AZ) Dispatch, pg. 9, col. 3 ad:
Tis the season to be freezin’
buy a modern no-frost freezer
(Arizona Public Service Company.—ed.)

26 December 1967, Ottawa (ON) Citizen, pg. 1, col. 3:
‘Tis the season to be freezin’
Christmas brought snow this year and heralded the first real cold snap of winter.

30 December 1967, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette Telegraph, pg. 20-C, col. 2:
‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE FREEZIN’
(A Christmas poem by Rosalee G. Porter.—ed.)

14 January 1968, Sunday Times (Salisbury, MD), pg. D-2, col. 4 ad:
‘Tis the season to be freezin’
But electricity will help you beat the season, and keep you from freezin’.
(Delmarva Power & Light Company.—ed.)

19 August 1971, The Democrat (Alton and Orange City, IA), pg. 10, col. 1 ad:
Whirlpool FREEZERS
“TIS THE SEASON TO BE FREEZIN”

21 November 1973, Morning Star (Rockford, IL), pg. A2, col. 2 photo caption:
‘TIS THE SEASON to be freezin’ would have been an appropriate theme for the Santa Claus Parade in Youngstown, Ohio. This high school bandsman came prepared with a ski mask to protect his face from chilly winds while he blew blasts on his tuba.

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly
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Tis the season to be freezin’
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18 December 1997, Vancouver (BC) Sun, “True But Strange,” pg. C11:
‘Tis the season to be freezin. In 1740, the Empress of Russia gave a castle to a prince. It was carved out of ice. Even the sheets and towels were made of ice.

24 December 1998, Daily News (New York, NY), “Snow is early Christmas gift” by Leo Standora, pg. 6 photo caption:
TIS THE SEASON to be freezin’, and chill is here at last. Mott St. shopper picks up an electric heater in time for frosty Christmas, and scarves are definitely in at Fifth Ave. and 38th St. (below) yesterday. Look for more 20-ish temps today.

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12/21/00
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*AAAAAAA-CHOO!* *sniffle* Or, in the case of a cold, I guess you could say,
” ‘Tis the season to be freezin’ and sneezin’.”

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‘tis the season to be freezin’! http://tinyurl.com/6axrfy
8:28 PM - 22 Nov 2008

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jennifer
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nice day but, man, it is chilly! ‘tis the season to be freezin’!
9:59 AM - 1 Nov 2009

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