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
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".