The Snowman 16:9 widescreen. Channel 4 used this opening from 2002 until Mel Smith's death in 2013, when the Bowie introduction returned, returning the film to its original aspect ratio. The 30th anniversary DVD doesn't use any of the openings but includes all three openings as a bonus feature. The song "Walking in the Air" is sung in the film by chorister Peter Auty, who was not credited in the original version. He was given a credit on the 20th anniversary version. The song was covered three years later by Welsh chorister Aled Jones in a single which reached #5 in the
Aled Haydn Jones Aled Haydn Jones Aled Haydn Jones (born 9 August 1976) is a Welsh radio editor, presenter and former radio producer. From 2004 until 2012 he worked on "The Chris Moyles Show". He was a presenter on "The Surgery" on BBC Radio 1 between 2009 and 2015. Jones was born to Hayden and Ann Jones in Aberystwyth, Wales, in 1976. He has a younger sister named Meleri who has two children Elan Born in 2007 and Ifan born in 2011 . Jones is a fluent Welsh speaker. He attended Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth, a Welsh medium primary school, and Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig