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) of dancefloor adrenaline". Sam Lansky from website Idolator wrote that the song was "pleasurable", while Trent Wolbe from "The Verge" said it was a "triumphant ode" to various artists from the 1990s. On the week ending October 7, 2013, "Walking on Air" debuted at number 12 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. In Australia, the song charted on the ARIA Digital Track Chart at number 18. On the week ending October 19, 2013, "Walking on Air" debuted at number 34 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and debuted at number eight on "Billboard" Hot Digital Songs with 113,000 downloads. As of