SKU: A0.1322887

This slightly jazzed-up fantasia for solo piano (based on the well-loved Christmas carol, We Three Kings of Orient Are, originally penned by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857), was conceived when Laura was sitting at the piano plunking out a few Christmas standards and she asked her husband for requests. It started out innocently enough, then matured into a contemplative, but shimmering and powerful, rendition with occasional nods to Erik Satie and Vince Guaraldi. It takes the listener on the epic journey right along with the three Magi, through fields and fountains and moors and mountains, following that bright, wonderous star.

SKU: A0.747086

An arrangement of the classic King of the Road for Wind Dectet.

King of the Road is a song written by country singer Roger Miller, who first recorded it in November 1964. The lyrics tell of the day-to-day life of a hobo who, despite being poor (a man of means by no means), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously and cynically as the king of the road. It was Miller's fifth single for Smash Records.

The popular crossover record hit No. 1 on the US Country chart, No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Easy Listening surveys. It was also No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and in Norway. Miller recalled that the song was inspired when he was driving and saw a sign on the side of a barn that read, Trailers for sale or rent. This would become the opening line of the song.

The song has been covered by many other artists, including George Jones, Dean Martin, Val Doonican, Jack Jones, James Booker, The Fabulous Echoes, Boney M., R.E.M., Johnny Paycheck, Glen Campbell, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Boxcar Willie, Randy Travis, Rangers, James Kilbane, John Stevens, the Statler Brothers, Rufus Wainwright & Teddy Thompson, Giant Sand, Peligro, John Williamson (singer) & Adam Harvey, The Proclaimers, Ray Conniff Singers, The Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Jim White. James The King Brown (an Elvis impersonator) performed the song for a 2001 Audi commercial on German TV. Of R.E.M.'s version, a shambolic, drunken, offhand rendering, guitarist Peter Buck would later comment, If there was any justice in the world, Roger Miller should be able to sue for what we did to this song.

King of the Road was performed live by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam and Dolly Parton during Miller's posthumous induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the 1995 CMA Awards ceremony.

The song appears in Wim Wenders's 1976 film Im Lauf der Zeit (In the Course of Time; English title Kings of the Road). It is also played at the beginning of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Brokeback Mountain, Into the Wild (2007), Traveller (1997), and Swingers (1996). Miller performs it in the concert film The Big T.N.T. Show. The Proclaimers' version is included in the film The Crossing (1990). Near the end of their official music video, the pair are shown reading a newspaper whose headline is Roger Miller, King of Plugs.

Miller's recording appears in an episode of the Super Dave TV show, where Super Dave Osborne (Bob Einstein) sings along while sitting at a piano mounted on top of his tour bus. The bus eventually goes into a low tunnel, slamming into the piano and Osborne and pushing them off the bus and onto the ground.

A send-up version by English entertainer Billy Howard was a British chart hit in 1976.

A German take by the band Wise Guys exists, the parody referring to speeding on the Autobahn.

SKU: A0.1144136

A powerful, syncopated, advanced piano arrangement of traditional Christmas hymn “We Three Kings of Orient Are.� The two-against-three rhythm will keep your listeners on the edge of their seats :) Featuring: • 8 pages long • performance time 2’41� at a fast tempo • key of D minor (F major for the choruses) • level: advanced • mood: powerful, energetic • tempo: fast.

SKU: A0.1329694

This lovely lullaby is an Austrian carol from the 1800's. I built from the original by adding extra lyrics and changing up the melody slightly to the end of each verse. The lyrics are from We Three Kings, Silent Night and What Child is This. Each additional lyric ties into the verses of the song and adds an extension to the verse. This version has the verses broken up between the voices until the last verse.  This is for String quartet and piano. It makes a great accompaniment for the SATB sheet music available to purchase on here.

Any questions or requests, email cdboss@cvalley.net

Lyrics:
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow
For all is hushed
The world is sleeping
Holy Star its vigil keeping
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow
O star of wonder, star of night
O star with royal beauty bright
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow

Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth
The night is peaceful all around you
Close your eyes
Let sleep surround you
Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant tender and mild
Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth

Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come
While guardian angels without number
Watch you as you sweetly slumber
Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come
What child is this who laid to rest
On mary’s lap is sound asleep
Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come

Still, still, still
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth.

SKU: A0.1327206

This lovely lullaby is and Austrian carol from the 1800's. I built from the original by adding extra lyrics and changing up the melody slightly to the end of each verse. The lyrics are from We Three Kings, Silent Night and What Child is This. Each additional lyric ties into the verses of the song and adds an extension to the verse. This is for duet and piano. It is written for Soprano as harmony and alto as melody. You could easily sing as a male duet as well.

Any questions or requests, email cdboss@cvalley.net

Lyrics:
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow
For all is hushed
The world is sleeping
Holy Star its vigil keeping
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow
O star of wonder, star of night
O star with royal beauty bright
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow

Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth
The night is peaceful all around you
Close your eyes
Let sleep surround you
Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant tender and mild
Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth

Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come
While guardian angels without number
Watch you as you sweetly slumber
Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come
What child is this who laid to rest
On mary’s lap is sound asleep
Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come

Still, still, still
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth.

SKU: A0.1327165

This lovely lullaby is and Austrian carol from the 1800's. I built from the original by adding extra lyrics and changing up the melody slightly to the end of each verse. The lyrics are from We Three Kings, Silent Night and What Child is This. Each additional lyric ties into the verses of the song and adds an extension to the verse. This is for solo and piano. 

Any questions or requests, email cdboss@cvalley.net

Lyrics:
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow
For all is hushed
The world is sleeping
Holy Star its vigil keeping
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow
O star of wonder, star of night
O star with royal beauty bright
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow

Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth
The night is peaceful all around you
Close your eyes
Let sleep surround you
Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant tender and mild
Sleep, sleep, sleep
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth

Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come
While guardian angels without number
Watch you as you sweetly slumber
Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come
What child is this who laid to rest
On mary’s lap is sound asleep
Dream, dream, dream
Of the joyous day to come

Still, still, still
'Tis the eve of our Savior’s birth.