McFly have released a cover of Walking In The Air.
The group teased their take on the desitive track in a post on Twitter earlier this week, with a message reading: “McFly are releasing a Christmas song on Friday!”
Announcing their cover of the song, which first featured in 1982 animated favourite ‘The Snowman’, they teased: “I’m finding I can fly so high above with you.
“Our version of Walking in the Air is available on all streaming platforms now. Play this one LOUD!”
The tune begins with Danny Jones singing over guitar and builds with harmonies and piano into a full band arrangement, which is a far cry from the original.
Danny said “Christmas just got better” as he promoted the track, while Tom Fletcher admitted he’d love to do a whole festive collection.
Responding to a suggestion from a fan asking for a Christmas LP, he replied: “McFly Christmas album next year lads? …please? [sic]”
The original version of ‘Walking in the Air’ was sung by Peter Auty for the 1982 adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ ‘The Snowman’, while Aled Jones performed another version for a Toys “R” Us ad, which hit No. 5 in the UK charts.
