Scottish poet Robert Burns is credited with penning the poem known as “Auld Lang Syne” in 1788. He was quick to admit, however, that he’d been inspired by a drinking song he’d heard an old man singing in a pub.
"Why we sing 'Auld Lang Syne'"
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Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Canadian bandleader Guy Lombardo helped to make the song a New Year’s Eve icon. Lombardo and His Royal Canadians first played “Auld Lang Syne” on a national radio broadcast at midnight during a New Year’s Eve party held at New York’s Roosevelt Hotel in 1929, and it immediately struck a chord with listeners."
"Why we sing 'Auld Lang Syne'"
We blogged earlier about Home Free's cover of 'O, Holy Night'
Auld Lang Syne
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