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 Loner (Maurice Gibb song) The Loner (Maurice Gibb song) "The Loner" is a song written by Maurice Gibb and Billy Lawrie and originally included on Gibb's "The Loner" which was not released, although British rock band The Bloomfields covered the song and their version was released internationally, featuring a lead vocal of Billy Lawrie and Maurice Gibb, with Gibb on guitars and bass. They recorded this song for the film "Bloomfield", but the film was called "The Hero" in America. The song starts with a drum fill. Gibb and Lawrie sang together in harmony on the line "I'm a loner". On the record, Billy