A Chicago Christmas-- Part 4: 'Suzy Snowflake'

If you grew up in Chicago back in the 50s and 60s, you definitely can remember hearing and seeing this song on the TV.  It wouldn't be Christmas without her.

Suzy Sbowflake is a happy snowflake who sings and dances the joys of wintertime and taps on window panes across Chicago every holiday season.

Suzy first appeared in a song made famous by Rosemary Clooney in 1951.  WGN-TV has screened the stop-motion animated short "Suzy Snowflake" every holiday season since 1953.

Go to YouTube and check it out.

--CootFlake

"Here Comes Suzy Snowflake"

Also, "Hardrock, Coco and Joe."

This was a bit of a throwback, but yesterday, at Terry Spizzirri's show at AJ's Horsin' Around Saloon in Round Lake Park, Illinois, I yelled to terry to play something to do with snow in honor of the 45th anniversary of the Great Chicago Snowfall of '67/Blizzard of '67.

That stumped him for a bit, but suddenly half the bar broke out singing "Here Comes Suzy Snowflake." Definitely an older crowd.

Now, you had to be an oldster from Chicago to remember this seasonal song as it was played during the 50s and 60s a lot during winter and Christmas. They definitely didn't use or have much in the way of special effects, and, to tell the truth was a bit corny, but it is a part of our past.

And, we sure got a lot of Suzy Snowflake and her friends back 45 years ago.

In addition, there was this great video of "Hardrock, Coco and Joe."

You can see both on YouTube.

Go away, Suzy!! --DaCoot