The Snowman 16:9 widescreen. Channel 4 used this opening from 2002 until Mel Smith's death in 2013, when the Bowie introduction returned, returning the film to its original aspect ratio. The 30th anniversary DVD doesn't use any of the openings but includes all three openings as a bonus feature. The song "Walking in the Air" is sung in the film by chorister Peter Auty, who was not credited in the original version. He was given a credit on the 20th anniversary version. The song was covered three years later by Welsh chorister Aled Jones in a single which reached #5 in the
Daddy Sang Bass by Don Reid and Lew DeWitt of The Statler Brothers. Carl Perkins also recorded the song for his 1969 "Greatest Hits" compilation album on Columbia Records, which became a Top 40 hit on the "Billboard" country album chart that year. The line "Daddy sang bass" is sampled in They Might Be Giants' song "Boat of Car" from their self-titled debut album. Daddy Sang Bass "Daddy Sang Bass" is a 1968 single written by Carl Perkins, with lines from the chorus of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" and recorded by Johnny Cash. "Daddy Sang Bass" was Johnny Cash's sixty-first release on