she went on to record her own version for her 2006 winter album Henkäys Ikuisuudesta. Nightwish's founding member and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen had stated that it is his all-time favourite piece of music. Track listing "Walking in the Air" (radio edit) – 3:41 "Nightquest" (Tuomas Holopainen) – 4:15 "Tutankhamen" (Nightwish, Holopainen) – 5:30 Other notable recorded versions Aled Jones (as a teen boy soprano) reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985 with his cover. He released it again, in a duet with himself (as an adult baritone), on his 2007 Album You Raise Me Up: The Best of Aled Jones. In 2022, Jones recorded a duet version with tenor Russell Watson, which was included on the Christmas with Aled and Russell album of the same year. Chloë Agnew (from Celtic Woman) in 2004 released her debut solo album titled Walking in the Air which hit number 13 on Billboard's Classical Albums Chart, and peaked at number 4 on Billboard's World Music chart. The song is the first track. Digital Dream Baby's "Walking in the Air", an electronic dance remix, peaked at number 49 in December 1991 in the UK's album chart. McFly released their cover of the song on 2 December 2021. The single enjoyed a brief run on the UK Downloads chart, topping at number 25. Uses in other media A parody version of it was used in a Scottish television commercial in 2006, for an Irn-Bru advert. It was reused in the advert's sequel in 2018. It was used in a 2013 World Wide Fund for Nature commercial showing on YouTube, performed by Vajèn van den Bosch. References External links Recordings of The Snowman & Walking In The Air British Christmas songs 1999 singles Nightwish songs Number-one singles in Finland 1982 songs CBS Records singles Spinefarm Records singles