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Who sang Walking in the Air?
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Duration: 03:27
Writer(s): Howard Blake

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The meaning of the song 'Walking in the Air ', based on the lyrics
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🎶 Walking in the Air song analysis

- The singer walks or floats in the air, high above the ground.

- He holds on tightly to someone else and they fly together.

- They fly around the world, seeing different villages and landscapes below them.

- The children below are amazed to see them fly.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Walking in the Air’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
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The text describes a singer flying around the world with another person, while the children below marvel at the sight. The song ends with the singer promising to take the person in his arms to even higher places.
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Aled Jones - Short Biography


- Aled Jones is a Welsh singer and radio and television presenter.

- He first came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a teenage chorus girl.

- Since then he has worked in television with the BBC and ITV, and in radio (for Classic FM).

- In September 2012, he joined ITV Breakfast where he presented Daybreak (2012-2014), alongside Lorraine Kelly and Kate Garraway.

- For the BBC, he has presented Songs of Praise (2004-), Cash in the Attic (2010-2012), Escape to the Country (2010-2013) and Going Back Giving Back (2016-present).
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- "Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film The Snowman, based on the 1978 children's book of the same name written by Raymond Briggs.

- The song is the centerpiece of The Snowman, which has become a favorite seasonal program on British and Finnish television.

- In the film, the song is performed by St. Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty and re-released in 1985 and 1987.

- The story tells of the short-lived adventures of a young boy and a snowman who has come to life. In the second part of the story, the boy and the snowman fly to the North Pole. "Walking in the Air" is the theme of the program "Walking in the Air".

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