The Snowman through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake. It is wordless, just like the book, except for the song "Walking in the Air". In addition to the orchestral score, performed in the film by the Sinfonia of London, Blake composed the music and lyrics of the song, performed by Peter Auty, a St Paul's Cathedral choirboy. The special ranks #71 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, based on a vote by industry professionals. It was voted #4 in UKTV Gold's "Greatest TV Christmas Moments". It came third
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (song) in 1910 were by Billy Murray and The Haydn Quartet; Ada Jones; and The Peerless Quartet. The song has been used in a great many television shows and motion pictures. A film of the same title was released in 1953, starring Doris Day. It served as a sequel to "On Moonlight Bay", which also starred Doris Day. The song was originally recorded in C major, but has since been sung in E major (Day) and A major (Jimmy Bowen). Billy Murray recorded the song "Stand Up and Sing for Your Father an Old Time Tune" in 1923. The lyrics of