With the carol “We Three Kings” in my mind, I sat down and just played what came to me. This is the type of playing I enjoy most. I hope you enjoy this too. The #12, and final song of the 12 Days of Christmas Music is , “Journey of the Kings (A variation on We Three Kings)”

To listen click the play button, to download Just click download (down arrow) on the song below.

Journey of the Kings (A Varition on We Three Kings) by Russell Martin

If you haven’t downloaded the previous Christmas songs you can download them here.

Related posts:

1. 12 Days of Christmas Music #8 Lo How a Rose
2. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #4 Away in a Manger
3. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #11 The Friendly Beasts

The #11 song of the 12 Days of Christmas Music is , “The Friendly Beasts”

I also have made it easier to download. You no longer need to go to a website and enter a code. Just click download on the song below.

The Friendly Beasts by Russell Martin

If you haven’t downloaded the previous Christmas songs you can download them here.

Related posts:

1. 12 Days of Christmas Music #8 Lo How a Rose
2. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #10 Oh Holy Night
3. 12 Days of Christmas Music #9 – Infant Holy Infant Lowly

The #10 song of the 12 Days of Christmas Music is , “Oh Holy Night”

I also have made it easier to download. You no longer need to go to a website and enter a code. Just click download on the song below.

Oh Holy Night by Russell Martin

If you haven’t downloaded the previous Christmas songs you can download them here.

Related posts:

1. 12 Days of Christmas Music #9 – Infant Holy Infant Lowly
2. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #11 The Friendly Beasts
3. 12 Days of Christmas Music #8 Lo How a Rose

The #9 song of the 12 Days of Christmas Music is another of my favorites, “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.”

I also have made it easier to download. You no longer need to go to a website and enter a code. Just click download on the song below.

Infant Holy Infant Lowly by Russell Martin

If you haven’t downloaded the previous Christmas songs you can download them here.

Related posts:

1. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #10 Oh Holy Night
2. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #11 The Friendly Beasts
3. 12 Days of Free Christmas Songs

Three Days left to Christmas and 5 songs to go. My challenge of getting a song out per day has moved to just getting 12 done before Christmas but the end is in sight. Your 8th song is Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming.

I also have made it easier to download. You no longer need to go to a website and enter a code. Just click download on the song below.

Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming by Russell Martin

If you haven’t downloaded the previous Christmas songs you can download them here.

Related posts:

1. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #11 The Friendly Beasts
2. 12 Days of Christmas Music – #10 Oh Holy Night
3. 12 Days of Christmas Music #9 – Infant Holy Infant Lowly

For the next 12 days I will be making 12 Christmas songs available to you for free. Some of these are ones I have previously recorded instrumental reflections, a few are from the Lullaby CD, and some are brand new, but all are instrumental piano christmas songs.

Each day I will write a new post with the song of the day. You can listen to the song on my website, and also download the song using the instructions below.

To download the song go to www.volummonster.com and enter the code I give you in each post. You will be asked to enter your name, email, and zip code. You will then be able to download the song.

To download the song just click on the download link on each sound cloud player.

I will post the links to the songs on my Facebook music page www.facebook.com/russellmartinmusic , on www.twitter.com/rgmmusic and on this blog. You can get notified by email. Subscribe to forkintheroad by Email.

Here are the songs posted so far:

#1 – Silent Night

#2 – In the Bleak Midwinter

#3 – Starlight

#4 – Away in a Manger

#5  - What Child is This?

#6 – A Bell Medley

#7 – Bring a Torch

#8 – Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming

#9  - Infant Holy Infant Lowly 

#10 – Oh Holy Night

#11 – The Friendly Beasts 

#12 – Journey of the Kings ( A Variation on We Three Kings)

Related posts:

1. 12 Days of Free Christmas Songs – #1 Silent Night
2. 12 Days of Free Christmas Songs – #5 What Child is This?
3. 12 Days of Free Christmas Songs – #3 Starlight

Last week I said I would be taking suggestions for Christmas hymns you would like to hear as instrumental reflections. So here is your chance. Leave the name of your song in the comments below. Also be sure to check back on Friday to hear the versions of the requested songs.

Related posts:

1. Help Me Choose Christmas Instrumental Reflection
2. Instrumental Reflections #10- Bridal Entrance and Podcast Test
3. Instrumental Reflection #8- Lazy

I have very much enjoyed composing and posting the first 9 instrumental reflections I have shared with you. If you have been listening you know that some of the songs are original compositions, and some are original takes on old hymns. Most were chosen because they are my favorites, or say something to me, as I hope they have to you.

I thought it might be a good change though, to give you a chance to choose the instrumental reflections for Christmas. Over the next 6 weeks I plan to record 8-10 Christmas Hymn variations. I plan on writing them on Friday, so each week, from Monday-Thursday I’ll be taking suggestions. I will write a post on Monday asking for your ideas. Leave a comment on that post as to which hymn you think should be that weeks reflection and why. On Friday I’ll choose two and record them. If your’s is not chosen the first week be sure and suggest it the second week and so forth.

Each week I will also draw one name at random from those who entered. At the end of the recordings I will make a CD with the recordings and send them out to those winners.

Rule: Only one suggestion per person, per week. That way one person doesn’t just list all the Christmas songs ever written.

Ok.. sound good?

Related posts:

1. Christmas Reflections Week 1
2. Instrumental Reflection #7
3. Instrumental Reflection #8- Lazy