Peter Auty Peter Auty Peter Robert Auty (born 1969) is an English operatic tenor who has worked with most of the major opera companies in Britain and a number of companies in continental Europe. Auty is a former choirboy who sang at St Paul's Cathedral. At the age of 13, he sang "Walking in the Air", the theme song to the 1982 animated film "The Snowman". Some people thought Aled Jones was the original singer, but his version was a cover of the song released as a single in 1985. Auty's version, which was recorded especially for "The Snowman", had been released
The Gypsy (song) performed by the group that he later covered. Quincy Jones recorded the song on his 1959 album "The Birth of a Band!". Frank Sinatra recorded the song on his 1962 album "Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain". A more recent version, by Memphis record producer and performer Jim Dickinson, was included in his 1997 release "A Thousand Footsteps in the Sand", actually recorded in 1992. The Ink Spots' recording of the song appears on the soundtrack of the 2008 film "Revolutionary Road". The Gypsy (song) "The Gypsy" is a popular song written by Billy Reid, and published in 1945.