“Should old acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind” — wait, what does that even mean? Every New Year’s Eve brings about many attempts at singing the one song everybody associates with the ...
You know the drill. As the New Year’s Eve countdown draws to a close, the ball drops, and, if we’re lucky, we finish our midnight kiss. Next up: someone inevitably queues up the familiar tune of “Auld ...
In the final scene of Nora Ephron's iconic 1989 romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally," the couple embraces as "Auld Lang Syne" starts to play. It's not long until Billy Crystal's Harry begins to ...
As the clock strikes midnight and the world ushers in 2025, revelers around the globe will sing "Auld Lang Syne," a song about "old acquaintance be forgot" and, well, other lyrics people may not ...
So far as folk standards go, you’d be hard-pressed to find a song with the same stature and staying power as the Scottish traditional, “Auld Lang Syne.” To find the answer to that question, we’ll go ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — You probably know the song well. It’s been in movies and TV shows. You may even sing it traditionally every year. If you didn’t know already, it’s a very old song. But do you ...
(NEXSTAR) – As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, you’ll hear “happy New Year,” and then these lyrics. “Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?” the song goes. “Should ...
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”.
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot/And never brought to mind?/Should auld acquaintance be forgot/And auld lang syne.” Who among us has not sung those words on New Year’s Eve? At various ages and ...
The iconic song became a staple at the stroke of midnight with a little help from 18th century poet Robert Burns and the Scottish diaspora. It wouldn't be New Year's Eve without "Auld Lang Syne"—and ...