Aled Jones 1982, Jones won the Cerdd Dant solo competitions for competitors under 12 at the Urdd Eisteddfod. Jones became famous for the cover version of "Walking in the Air", the song from Channel 4's animated film "The Snowman", based on the book by Raymond Briggs. The record reached No. 5 in the UK charts in 1985. The version used in the 1982 film was performed by Peter Auty, a St. Paul's Cathedral choirboy. In June 1985, Jones was the subject of an Emmy award-winning BBC Omnibus documentary entitled "The Treble". Jones, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, was behind the "Santa Claus
Storm in a Teacup (The Fortunes song) in the Dutch Tipparade. De Paul revealed that it sold three million copies to "OK!" magazine in a 1996 interview. It was the 84th best selling single in the UK in 1972. The song is often played on BBC Radio, most recently on the programme "The Great British Songbook". De Paul recorded her own version of the song as the B-side to her first single "Sugar Me" on the MAM record label a few months later. The single was a hit in the UK, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Australia. This version has been included on a number