Auld Lang Syne was famously written by the Scottish national bard, Robert Burns. What is less well known is that the melody was not the one he intended. The one that became famous was first attached ...

The lyrics to the song “Auld Lang Syne” are based on a poem by 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns and loosely translated mean “for the sake of old times.” When a talented band of teenage boys in ...

It’s a song we often hear at the start of the new year. But what does “auld lang syne” even mean? And how did it come to be associated with New Year's Eve? With a little musical sleuthing, we find ...