“Walking in the Air” is a song created for the 1982 animated UK Christmas special, The Snowman, based on the book by Raymond Briggs. It is notable that these lyrics are the only words spoken throughout its 25-minute running time.
The song was sung by choirboy Peter Auty, who was not credited in the...
[Verse 1]
We're walking in the air
We're floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below
Are sleeping as we fly
I'm holding very tight
I'm riding in the midnight blue
I'm finding I can fly
So high above with you
[Verse 2]
Far across the world
The villages go by like dreams
The rivers and the hills
The forests and the streams
[Bridge]
Children gaze open-mouthed
Taken by surprise
Nobody down below
Believes their eyes
[Verse 3]
We're surfing in the air
We're swimming in the frozen sky
We're drifting over icy
Mountains floating by
[Bridge]
Suddenly swooping low
On an ocean deep
Rousing up a mighty monster
From his sleep
[Verse 4]
We're walking in the air
We're dancing in the midnight sky
And everyone who sees us
Greets us as we fly
Walking in the Air was written by Howard Blake.
Walking in the Air was produced by Howard Blake.