Robert Aytoun of the first Scots to write in standard English. His major work was "Diophantus and Charidora". "Inconstancy Upbraided" is perhaps the best of his short poems. He is credited with a little poem, "Old Long Syne", which probably suggested Robert Burns's famous "Auld Lang Syne". He is also the author of a ballad called "Bothwell" about the battle fought by James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell with the border reiver, John Elliot of Park, also known as Little Jock Elliot or Little Jock of the Park. The ballad recounts how Bothwell, in attempting to arrest Little Jock Elliot, suffers life-threatening
Faith: A Holiday Album copies that year. As of November 2014, the album has sold 2,750,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan. On November 5, 2002, "Faith: A Holiday Album" was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of three million copies in the U.S. Kenny G's rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" featured guest musicians Yanni on piano and keyboards as well as Charlie Adams on drums. "Auld Lang Syne: The Millennium Mix" consisted of Kenny G playing the song on the saxophone while historical sound clips were played over the recording. The clips followed a rough chronological