All images courtesy of the collection of RICHARD KRAFT except where noted.
The Animation Collection, Over 60 Songs from TV and the Movies, Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Accidentally in Love from Shrek 2, Adam F. Duritz, Dan Vickrey, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley, David Bryson
Blame Canada from South Park, Bigger, Longer & Uncut; Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough from Chicken Little, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Almost There from Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book, Terry Gilkyson
Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
Beyond the Sea, La Mer from Finding Nemo, Charles Trenet, Albert Lasry, Jack Lawrence, French
A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes and Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, The Magic Song from Cinderella, Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Can You Feel the Love Tonight and Circle of Life from The Lion King, Elton John, Tim Rice
Car Wash from Shark Tale, Norman Whitfield
The Chicken Dance from Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius; Terry Rendall, Werner Thomas, Paul Parnes
Casper the Friendly Ghost, TV Series, Jerry Livingston, Mack David
Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, Vanessa Williams, Pop Version
Do It Again from Happy Feet, Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Eleanor Rigby and Theme from Yellow Submarine, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Theme from Family Guy, TV Series, Walter Murphy, Seth McFarlane, David Zuckerman
Give A Little Whistle and When You Wish Upon A Star from Pinocchio, Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
Go the Distance from Hercules, Alan Menken, David Zippel
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man, Theme from Popeye the Sailor, TV Series, Sammy Lerner
God Help the Outcasts from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz
Hallelujah from Shrek, Leonard Cohen
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride from Lilo & Stitch, Alan Silvestri, Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu, Hawaiian
Some Day My Prince Will Come and Heigh-Ho, The Dwarfs’ Marching Song from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
I’m Late from Alice in Wonderland, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard
If I Didn’t Have You from Monsters, Inc.; Randy Newman
Score from Ice Age, David Newman, Piano
The Incredits from The Incredibles, Michael Giacchino, Piano
Journey to the Past from Anastasia, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty
Theme from King of the Hill, TV Series, Roger Clyne, Brian Blush, Arthur Edwards, Paul Naffah
Kiss the Girl and Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
Life is A Highway from Cars, Tom Cochrane
Look Through My Eyes from Brother Bear, Phil Collins
Linus and Lucy from A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Vince Guaraldi, Piano
Once Upon A Dream from Sleeping Beauty, Theme by Tchaikovsky, Sammy Fain, Jack Lawrence
Reflection from Mulan, Matthew Wilder, David Zippel
Somewhere Out There from An American Tail, Barry Mann, James Horner, Cynthia Weil
Rocky & Bullwinkle, TV Series, Frank Comstock, Piano
Theme from The Simpsons, TV Series, Danny Elfman, Piano
Someday Out of the Blue, Theme from The Road to El Dorado, Elton John, Patrick Leonard, Tim Rice
Spider Pig from The Simpsons Movie, James I. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti; Theme from Spiderman, Paul Francis Webster, Bob Harris
Theme Song from Spongebob Squarepants, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith, Steve Hillenburg, Derek Drymon
Stayin’ Alive from Madagascar, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt, Stephen Schwartz, Babyface
This is Halloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Danny Elfman
This is It, Theme from The Bugs Bunny Show, TV Series, Mack David, Jerry Livingston
Theme from Wallace & Gromit, Julian Nott, Piano
Waltz of the Flowers from Fantasia, Pytor Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Piano
We Are the Champions from Chicken Little, Freddie Mercury
What A Wonderful World from Madagascar, George David Weiss, Bob Thiele
When She Loved Me from Toy Story 2, Randy Newman
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? from Three Little Pigs, Frank Churchill, Ann Ronell
A Whole New World from Aladdin, Alan Menken, Tim Rice
Wood Woodpecker, TV Series, George Tibbles, Ramey Idriss
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! from Peter Pan, Sammy Fain, Sammy Cahn
You’ve Got A Friend in Me from Toy Story, Randy Newman
You’ll Be in My Heart from Tarzan, Phil Collins, Pop Version
Reader’s Digest Family Songbook of Faith and Joy, 129 All-Time Inspirational Favorites, Dan Fox, Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Section I: Inspirational Hits of the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s
I Believe, Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman
Dear Hearts and Gentle People, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard
How Great Thou Art, Stuart K. Hine
Somebody Bigger Than You and I, Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Sonny Burke
Crying in the Chapel, Artie Glenn
If I Can Help Somebody, A. Bazel Androzzo
The Man Upstairs, Dorinda Morgan, Harold Stanley, Gerry Manners
Suddenly There’s a Valley, Chuck Meyer, Biff Jones
I Heart a Forest Praying, Peter De Rose, Sam M. Lewis
One Little Candle, J. Maloy Roach, George Mysels
Take My Hand, Precious Lord; Thomas A. Dorsey
His Name is Wonderful, Audrey Mieir
He, Richard Mullan, Jack Richards
My Cathedral, The Home I Love, Mabel Wayne, Hal Eddy
Whither Thou Goest, Guy Singer
Bluebird of Happiness, Sandor Harmati, Edward Heyman
No Man is an Island, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer
Anyone Can Move a Mountain, Johnny Marks
I May Never Pass This Way Again, Murray Wizell, Irving Melsher
Section II: Inspiring Songs from Stage and Screen
The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha, Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ from Oklahoma!; Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
Look for the Silver Lining from Sally, Jerome Kern, Buddy DeSylva
Day by Day from Godspell, Stephen Schwartz
Put on a Happy Face from Bye Bye Birdie, Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
The Sound of Music and Climb Ev’ry Mountain from The Sound of Music, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
The Best Things in Life are Free from Good News, B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
Smile from Modern Times, Charles Chaplain, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
Look to the Rainbow from Finian’s Rainbow, Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg
Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi, Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof; Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
Section III: Faith and Joy with a Country Flavor
Stop and Smell the Roses, Mac Davis, Doc Severinsen
It is No Secret, What God Can Do; Stuart Hamblen
The King of All Kings, Stuart Hamblen
When It’s Round-Up Time in Heaven, Jimmie Davis
Daddy Sang Bass, Carl Perkins
These Hands, Eddie Noack
A Satisfied Mind, Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes
Mansion Over the Hilltop, Ira Stanphill
These Things Shall Pass, Stuart Hamblen
I Found the Answer, Johnny Lange
Section IV: An Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing
That Old-Time Religion
The Old Rugged Cross, George Bennard
Rock of Ages, Thomas Hastings, Augustus Montague Toplady
O Worship the King, William Croft, Robert Grant
Blessed Assurance, Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp, Fanny Crosby van Alstyne
Jesus, Lover of My Soul; Simeon Buckley Marsh, Charles Wesley, Traditional and Contemporary Versions
Lead, Kindly Light; John B. Dykes, John Henry Newman
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name; Clarence Walworth
Holy, Holy, Holy; John B. Dykes, Reginald Heber
Nearer, My God, to Thee; Lowell Mason, Sarah Fuller Adams
Bringing in the Sheaves, George A. Minor, Knowles Shaw
Come Unto Me, Ye Weary; Lowell Mason, Catherine H. Watterman
Flee as a Bird, Mary S.B. Dana, George F. Root
Almighty Father, Strong to Save; John B. Dykes, William Whiting, Robert Nelson Spencer
Hold the Fort, Philip P. Bliss
My Faith Looks Up to Thee, Lowell Mason, Ray Palmer
Blest be the Tie That Binds, Hans Georg Nägeli, John Fawcett, Lowell Mason
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling; John Zundel, Charles Wesley
When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, James M. Black
Since Jesus Came Into My Heart, Charles H. Gabriel, R.H. McDaniel
His Eye is on the Sparrow, Charles H. Gabriel, Mrs. C.D. Martin
Section V: Sunday School Favorites
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus; George James Webb, George Duffield
Onward, Christian Soldiers; Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sabine Baring-Gould
Brighten the Corner Where You Are, Charles H. Gabriel, Ina Duley Ogdon
In the Garden, C. Austin Miles
Jesus Loves the Little Children, George F. Root, C.H. Woolston
Oh Happy Day, E.F. Rimbault, Philip Doddridge
The Little Brown Church in the Vale, William S. Pitts
I Love to Tell the Story, William G. Fischer, Katherine Hankey
What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Charles C. Converse, Joseph Scriven
The Bible Tells Me So, Dale Evans
Happy Trails, Dale Evans
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, E.O. Excell, Nellie Talbot
Section VI: Popular Hymns of the 60’s and 70’s
Put Your Hand in the Hand, Gene MacLellan
Everything is Beautiful, Ray Stevens
I’d like to Teach the World to Sing, In Perfect Harmony; B. Backer, B. Davis, R. Cook, R. Greenaway
I Believe in Music, Mac Davis
Dominique, Soeur Sourire O.P., Noël Regney, French
What the World Needs Now is Love, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
A Song of Joy, Orbe-Waldo de los Rios, Ross Parker, Spanish
Let It Be, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
All You Need is Love, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
I Will Never Pass This Way Again, Ronnie Gaylord
If We Only Have Love, Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman, Eric Blau, French
Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Meyers, Jackie de Shannon
Section VII: Favorites of the Folksingers
Turn! Turn! Turn!, To Everything There is a Season, Pete Seeger
Kum By Ya
If I Had a Hammer, The Hammer Song, Lee Hayes, Pete Seeger
Amazing Grace, John Newton
We Shall Overcome, Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Caravan, Pete Seeger
Because All Men are Brothers, The Whole Wide World Around; Hans Leo Hassler, Johann Sebestian Bach, Tom Glazer
The Wayfaring Stranger
Keep on the Sunny Side, A.P. Carter, Gary Garett
Section VIII: Best Loved Spirituals
Jacob’s Ladder
This Train
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Go Down, Moses
Wade in the Water
This Little Light of Mine
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Were You There?
Amen, Jester Hairston
When the Saints Go Marching In
Section IX: Songs to Follow the Sunset
Precious Memories, J.B.F. Wright
Sweet Hour of Prayer, William Batchelder Bradbury, William W. Walford
Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Kenneth Morris
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, John S. Fearis, Jessie B. Pounds
Abide with Me, William H. Monk, Henry Francis Lyte
The Lost Chord, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Adelaide Proctor
I Need Thee Ev’ry Hour, Robert Lowry, Annie Sherwood Hawks
Brahms’ Lullaby, Johannes Brahms, Karl Simrock, Arthur Westbrook
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow, Thomas Ken
Beyond the Sunset, Blance Kerr Brock, Virgil P. Brock
Give Us This Day, R. Roy Coats
In the Sweet By and By, J.P. Webster, Sanford F. Bennett
When You Come to the End of the Day, Frank Westphal, Gus Kahn
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You, Meredith Wilson
Bless This House, May H. Brahe, Helen Taylor
Section X: That’s America to Me!
The House I Live In, That’s American to Me, Earl Robinson, Millard Lampell
America the Beautiful, Samuel A. Ward, Katherine Lee Bates
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor; The New Colossus, Irving Berlin, Emma Lazarus
God Bless America, Irving Berlin
Battle Hymn of the Republic, Julia Ward Howe
This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie
This is My Country, Don Raye, AL Jacobs
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, J. Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson
Reader’s Digest Treasury of Best Loved Songs, 114 All-Time Family Favorites, Dan Fox, Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Section I: Sweet and Sing Hits of the Thirties
Star Dust, Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Moonglow, Will Hudson, Eddie De Lange, Irving Mills
Blue Moon, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
I’m in the Mood for Love, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
Red Sails in the Sunset, Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
Moon Over Miami, Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie
On the Sunny Side of the Street, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
In the Chapel in the Moonlight, Billy Hill
Penthouse Serenade, When We’re Alone, Will Jason, Val Burton
Deep Purple, Peter De Rose, Mitchell Parish
It Looks like Rain in the Cherry Blossom Lane, Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie
Blue Hawaii, Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
Heart and Soul, Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
The Glory of Love, Billy Hill
Good Night Sweetheart, Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly
Section II: Great Hits from Broadway
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
Make Believe, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
Why Do I Love You, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
Look for the Silver Lining, Jerome Kern, Buddy DeSylva
All the Things You Are, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
Hello, Dolly!; Jerry Herman
Mame, Jerry Herman
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Section III: Best Songs of the Sixties
This Guy’s in Love with You, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
What the World Needs Now is Love, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
They Long to Be, Close to You; Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Downtown, Tony Hatch
Let it be Me, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoe, Mann Curtis
The Girl from Ipanema, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
Strangers in the Night, Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
Goin’ Out of My Head, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein
New World in the Morning, Roger Whittaker
Love is Blue, André Popp, Pierre Cour, Bryan Blackburn
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars, Corcovado, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees
Red Roses for a Blue Lady, Sid Tepper, Roy Brodsky
I Wish You Love, Charles Trenet, Albert A. Beach
I Want to Hold Your Hand, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Section IV: Favorite Folk Songs
Scarlet Ribbons, For Her Hair; Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal
Matilda, Matilda!; Norman Span
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
The Fox
Midnight Special
God Bless’ the Child, Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
Section V: The Tuneful Twenties
Side by Side, Harry Woods
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue; Has Anybody Seen My Girl?, Ray Henderson, Sam Lewis, Joe Young
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
S’posin’, Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf
Who’s Sorry Now?, Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
Three O’Clock in the Morning, Julian Robledo, Dorothy Terriss
Manhattan, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
My Blue Heaven, Walter Donaldson, George Whiting
Section VI: All-Time Film Hits
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Call Me Irresponsible, James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
Moon River, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Alfie, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
I Will Wait for You, Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo; Bronislau Kaper, Helen Deutsch
Mona Lisa, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
A Time for Us, Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet, Nino Rota, Larry Kusik, Eddie Snyder
Lover, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Louise, Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin
Laura, David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
Pennie from Heaven, Arthur Johnston, John Burke
Pass Me By, Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
Where Do I Begin, Theme from Love Story, Francis Lai, Carl SIgman
More, R. Ortolani, N. Oliviero, M. Ciorciolini, Norman Newell
Section VII: Golden Favorites, Old-Time Fun and Harmony
For Me and My Gal, George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz
Cruising Down the River, On a Sunday Afternoon; Eily Beadell, Neil Tollerton
Let Me Call You Sweetheart, I’m in Love with You; Leo Friedman, Beth Slater Whitson
The Gang That Sang “Heart of My Heart,” Ben Ryan
Margie, Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson, Benny Davis
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, F. Dudleigh Vernor, Byron D. Stokes
The Whittenpoof Song, Baa! Baa! Baa!, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy, Tod B. Galloway, Rudy Vallee
Ja-Da, Bob Carleton
Last Night on the Back Porch, I Loved Her Best of All; Lew Brown, Carl Schraubstader
Show the Way to Go Home, Irving King
Yes! We Have No Bananas, Frank Silver, Irving Cohn
Alice Blue Gown, Harry Tierney, Joseph McCarthy
Harrigan, George M. Cohan
Notre Dame Victory March, Rev. Michael J. Shea, John F. Shea
Beer Barrel Polka, Roll Out the Barrel, Lew Brown, Wladirmir A. Timm, Vasek Zeman, Jaromir Vejvoda
Toyland, Victor Herbert, Glen MacDonough
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Beautiful Ohio, Mary Earl, Ballard MacDonald
Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me; Con Conrad, Sidney Clare
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie; Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling
Section VIII: Country Music Hits
I Walk the Line, John R. Cash
Bouquet of Roses, Steve Nelson, Bob Hilliard
Wildwood Flower
I Almost Lost My Mind, Ivory Joe Hunter
Ring of Fire, Merle Kilgore, June Carter
Section IX: Hits of the Forties and Fifties
Young at Heart, Johnny Richards, Carolyn Leigh
Tenderly, Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
That’s Amore, That’s Love, Harry Warren, Jack Brooks
The Breeze and I, Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
Autumn Leaves, Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer
Blue Tango, Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
Arrivederci, Roma; R. Rascel, Carl Sigman
Galway Bay, Dr. Arthur Colahan
If, Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell
Anniversary Song, Al Jolson, Saul Chaplin
Stella by Starlight, Victor Young, Ned Washington
Paper Doll, Johnny S. Black
How Much Is, That Doggie in the Window; Bob Merrill
There Will Never be Another You, Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
The Christmas Song, Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
Section X: Songs of Faith
You’ll Never Walk Alone, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You, Meredith Willson
Amazing Grace, John Newton
There’ll Be, Peace in the Valley, For Me; Thomas A. Dorsey