Happy New Year!!!



The chances are 99.9% that you will sing, hum, or listen to someone sing "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight on New Year's Eve. So why do we sing this song?  Very few people know the words...and even fewer people know the true origins/ meaning of the song that has become "The New Year's Eve National Anthem" since 1929...so how did this tradition come about?

This Robert Burns poem/ song originated as a Scottish folk tune and was originally written as an emotional response to the massive exodus of Scottish immigrants to America and Canada in the late 18th century.  The song asks the sad and beautiful question...

"Should auld acquintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?"

 

The interpretation...

"will we forget our old friends and the good times we had with them...never...

let's lift a strong drink to help us remember the times gone by..."

Auld Lang Syne Statue...Central Park in NYC





In 1929, "Auld Lang Syne" truly became famous when band leader- Guy Lombardo played it live on national radio from The Roosevelt Hotel Dance Hall in New York City. May we never forget our friends, family, etc. who have made a difference in our lives in "times gone by"!

 

My Scottish ancestors buried near Lockerbie, Scotland in "times gone by"
 

Listen to "Auld Lang Syne"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acxnmaVTlZA