Being who I am, I felt it was obligatory that if I am going to do Christmas music, I would attempt "The Little Drummer Boy." I also felt this was a necessity to use the EMU Proteus 2 synthesizer sounds, given the title.

"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family Singers, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale; the Simeone version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since (and probably the most famous, or infamous, whichever it is, is the duet between Bing Crosby and David Bowie from the 1970s). In the lyrics, the singer relates how, as a poor young boy, he was summoned by the Magi to the Nativity of Jesus. Without a gift for the Infant, the little drummer boy played his drum with approval from Jesus's mother, Mary, recalling, "I played my best for him" and "He smiled at me."

As is my policy, when I do a synthesizer take like this, I will also do a take with the regular MuseScore sounds, although sometimes they'll be slightly different.

The instruments are for brass quintet and percussion, specifically:

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2 B-flat trumpets
Horn in F (French horn)
Trombone (playing melody)
Tuba
Glockenspiel (also playing melody)
Timpani
Snare drum
Bass drum
Cymbals

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This arrangement (C) me and me alone
Original music written by Katherine Kenicott Davis, and others, and belongs to everybody who owns the rights. It was first written in the 1940s, so this is NOT in the public domain. At least I don't think it is.

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The Little Drummer Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywawRtv1L4U (orchestral arrangement)