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
It Might as Well Be Spring featured by Blossom Dearie (in French) on her album: "Blossom Dearie". The version by Ray Conniff and his Orchestra & Chorus can be found on his album, "Hollywood In Rhythm" (1958). In 1959, singer and pianist Nina Simone sang it on her first album for Colpix Records, titled "The Amazing Nina Simone". The same year, Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy released their version on the album "With Love From Hollywood". In 1961, the song was a hit for Frank Sinatra on his album "Sinatra and Strings", and Ella Fitzgerald also recorded it on her live Verve release: "Ella in Hollywood".