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
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.