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
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.