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
Peter Auty as a single two years earlier. Due to a rush to finish the film on time, Auty was not credited on the film until it was remastered in 2002. Auty took the role of Camille in York Light Opera Company’s production of "The Merry Widow" in 1995. Subsequently, he moved to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music where he studied under Peter Alexander Wilson. Auty's professional stage debut was with Opera North in 1998. With the company, he subsequently sang the roles of Rodolfo in "La bohème" around 2001-2002 and Don José in "Carmen" in 2011. Elsewhere in Britain, he