Every New Year’s Eve, many of us will come to the realisation that we don’t actually know the words to “Auld Lang Syne”. Belting out the song as the clock strikes midnight is a long-held ...

There are plenty of modern and timeless songs we sing on New Year’s. But one of the most classic tunes of all is “Auld Lang Syne.” It’s become a New Year’s tradition to sing the song ...

For auld lang syne. The most universally famous song associated with Robert Burns, the poet first sent 'Auld Lang Syne' to his friend and Patron Mrs Frances Dunlop (1730-1815) in 1788. In this ...

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It’s sung across the world on New Year’s Eve, but it began as an 18th-century song about impotence… Musicians and academics explain why Auld Lang Syne means so much to them in stories of ...