Auld Lang Syne trivia

The traditional way to usher in New Year’s is by singing “Auld Lang Syne,” a very old Scottish folk ballad transcribed and published by poet Robert Burns. The title is said to mean “days long past,” “old long ago,” or “times gone by.”

Although the song has been used for New Year’s Eve since 1896, bandleader Guy Lombardo popularized the song in America through his radio/TV broadcasts, beginning in 1929.