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"Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book ''The Snowman''. The song forms the centrepiece of ''The Snowman'', which has become a seasonal perennial on British television. The story relates the fleeting adventures of a young boy and a snowman who has come to life. In the second part of the story, the boy and the snowman fly to the North Pole. "Walking in the Air" is the theme for the journey. They attend a party of snowmen, at which the boy is the only human. They meet Father Christmas and his reindeer, and the boy is given a scarf with a snowman pattern. In the film, the song was performed by St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty and this version was released as a single on CBS in 1982, and reissued in 1985 (on Stiff Records) and 1987.〔"Singles", ''Sounds'', 14 December 1985, p. 22〕 In 1985, an altered version was recorded for use in a TV advertising campaign for Toys "R" Us. As Auty's voice had then broken, Blake recommended the Welsh chorister Aled Jones, whose recording reached number five in the UK pop charts, and who became a popular celebrity on the strength of his performance. The association of the song with Jones, combined with the fact that Auty was not credited on ''The Snowman'', would lead to a common misbelief that Jones performed the song in the film. "Walking in the Air" has subsequently been covered by over forty artists, in a variety of styles. Howard Blake developed the melody of "Walking in the Air" from a theme in his 'Lullaby - A Christmas Narrative,' an a cappella choral work commissioned by The Scholars in 1975 and first performed by them at St John's Smith Square, London, on 21 December that year. ==Recorded versions== * Aled Jones (Boy Soprano) in a duet with himself (as an Adult Baritone) as part of his 2007 Album ''You Raise Me Up-The Best of Aled Jones'' * Andrew Johnston performs a duet of the song with Faryl Smith on his 2008 album ''One Voice'' * Angelis 2006 * Bill Thompson did 6 versions of "Walking in the Air," including a duet version with Peter Auty. * Breakcore musician Shitmat uses samples from "Walking in the Air" on his song "Dis Dancehall Ting Is Better Than That T.V. Ting Tony." * Chloë Agnew from Celtic Woman, on her title album, in the song "Last Rose of Summer/Walking in the Air" * Christine Guldbrandsen used part of the lyrics from "Walking in The Air" on her song "Surfing in the Air" found in the album with the same name. * Cincinnati Pops Orchestra on their 1990 album "Christmas with the Pops" with Stephen Van Dyck, boy soprano * Cliff Richard on his 2003 album "Cliff at Christmas" * Connie Talbot 2007: ''Over the Rainbow'' *Ronan Tynan 2007; Medley:Walking in the Air/Do You Hear What I Hear "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (Ronan Tynan Album) 〔http://ronantynan.net/ill-be-home-for-christmas/ 〕 * Declan Galbraith 2001 * Elaine Paige on her 1986 album "Christmas" * Foxy Shazam recorded a cover version which was released in 2009. * George Lam ''Waiting for a Night'' (Traditional Chinese: ''在等一個晚上'') 1989〔(George Lam's version on YouTube )〕 * George Winston (The Snowman, Walking in the Air) 1992; (''Forest'' with two other selections from ''The Snowman'': "Building the Snowman" and "The Snowman's Music Box Dance") 1994〔()〕 * Grand Belial's Key play an organ version of Walking in the Air on "At the Blessed Grotto" in their 1997 album, ''Mocking the Philanthropist''. * Hayley Westenra on her second album "Hayley Westenra" (2001) * Jackie Evancho on her album ''Heavenly Christmas'' (Columbia/Sony) 2011 * Jillian Aversa on her album ''Through Sand and Snow'' (Overclocked Records) 2008 * Joseph McManners (In Dreams (Joseph McManners album)) 2005 * Joshua Redman 2007: ''Back East'' first instrumental version of the song * Kenneth Smith 1992 * Grimethorpe Colliery Band (British Brass Band) on their 1997 album "A White Christmas with Grimethorpe" * Kenny Loggins on his 1998 album "December" * Kevin Kinsella on his 2014 album "Riding Higher Still" * King's Singers (''Kid's Stuff'', EMI) 1988 * Kurt Nilsen, the 2003 World Idol winner, performed a version together with Kringkastingsorkesteret (the Norwegian broadcasting company orchestra) on his 2010 album "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." *The Maccabees for a Live Lounge session * Michael Chertock (''Christmas At the Movies'') 1998 * Mimicking Birds (Band from Portland) Recorded a cover version in 2011, released on YouTube () * Nightwish on their 1998 album Oceanborn * Oceansize played it live twice during their Effloresce tours, recorded a studio version in December 2007, and released it on their Myspace as a 1st Xmas Single. * Plácido Domingo and Riccardo Cocciante in ''A Gala Christmas in Vienna'' * Rainbow "Snowman" (''Bent Out of Shape'') 1983 * Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Tring Music School (Hybrid) 1995 * Ryan Sheridan - Walking in the Air ( Christmas 2011) * Siobhan Owen recorded this in its original English and in Japanese (Sora Wo Aruku) on her album "Storybook Journey" (2012). * St. Philips Boy's Choir on their 1997 album ''Angel Voices 3'', Soloist Liam O'Kane * Danish musician Ste van Holm released an ambient version sung by Edith Tvede in December 2010. * Sumi Jo on the 2009 album ''the sumi jo collection - disk 1'' * Tangerine Dream, used as the end music in the 1983 film ''The Keep'' * Tarja Turunen (''Henkäys Ikuisuudesta'') 2006/2010 * The Shadows (''Simply Shadows'') 1987 * The Swingle Singers (Walking in the Air) 2006 * Westlife with Mary Black sang this song live. * Woods of Infinity interpreted the song on their 2011 album ''Förlåt'' * The two guitarists of Iron Maiden, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, played an altered version during their tour to support ''Somewhere in Time'', first half containing a solo duel between the two guitarists, the second half of which Murray played the vocal melody while Smith played supporting rhythm. This combination is known as "Walking On Glass." * Independent dubstep musician Hereldeduke recorded a remix entitled "The Snowman," which has over 1 million views on YouTube as of December 12, 2011. * This song was featured in ''Ernie and his Rubber Ducky'' with the song divided into two halves and ''Bear in his New Car'' with the whole song. * Euternity October 2008: first electronic cover version. Created by Ukrainian music project, it mixes in the sound elements of electronic, pop-rock with opera vocals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ZP5YILJNs&context=C4c163a6ADvjVQa1PpcFNN8uzZ7qnl8Bai23_KBAY4ZAsy5uFyuZ8= )〕 * The Eastern Sea recorded a cover on the band's third album, "First Christmas," (2012) produced by Louie Lino. * Kristoffer Lo & NTNU Jazz Ensemble recorded a cover rearranged by Kristoffer Lo (2013). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walking in the Air」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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