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
Asleep in the Deep (song) Asleep in the Deep (song) "Asleep in the Deep" is a song written by Arthur J. Lamb and composed by Henry W. Petrie in 1897. It is titled after a refrain at the end of the song. The phrase ""asleep in the deep"" refers to those who have drowned. The lyrics alludes to those who have met such a fate, while at sea. A German version of the song was composed on verses of Martell, under the title "Des Seemanns Los" (The Sailor's Fate). An excerpt of the lyrics is sung by Goofy in the 1937 American animated short film