Walking in the Air Walking in the Air "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 favourite on British and Finnish 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
Walking on Air (Katy Perry song) November 2013, the song has sold a total of 150,000 copies in the United States. In Italy, the single debuted at 20. On September 30, 2013, Perry performed "Walking on Air" during her headlining set of the 2013 iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse. For the performance, she wore a black leather corset, a tartan miniskirt and fishnet tights, all part of a "racy" outfit. On October 12, 2013, the singer performed the song again on "Saturday Night Live", where she was the musical guest of the episode. She wore a "'90s schoolgirl outfit" composed of a plaid skirt, knee socks