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Impress your family at Christmas with this amazing fact about The Snowman

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Author: Georgina TerryPublished 17th Dec 2019
Last updated 18th Dec 2019

Who sings 'Walking in the Air' from The Snowman? It's Aled Jones, right? WRONG.

Aled does NOT sing the song in the film. That version was sung by Peter Auty whose voice had broken by the time Aled's version was recorded, three years later.

Aled told Closer, "Walking In The Air came about by chance in 1985. I went into the studio to record something for a Toys R Us advert, and they asked me to sing the song. The boy who originally sang it in the film, his voice had broken, so I sang the advert version. Little did I know it would still be played over 30 years later."

He added, "When I was at school, I would go bright red every time I heard it – if I was in a shop and the song began to play, I’d have to run out. My family don’t play it, though – they know better! They used to laugh and point at me when it was played in public. Fortunately, I can listen to the album I did with Russell Watson this year, In Harmony. We’re really proud of it."

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As for Peter Auty, he's still singing and is now an operatic tenor who has worked with most of the major opera companies in Britain and a number of companies in continental Europe.

Still, think of all those missed royalties for 'Walking in the Air'. You'd be a little bit gutted, right?

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