"Auld Lang Syne" directly translates to "old long since" in 18th-century Scots. This essentially means times gone by or "old times." Think spirits, but not the ghost kind: "A cup of kindness" refers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the clock strikes midnight and the world ushers in 2026, revelers around the globe will sing "Auld Lang Syne," a song about ...

The song was around for many years before it became a New Year's tradition When the clock strikes midnight at the end of December 31, the first thing many New Year’s Eve revelers are likely to hear — ...

When a Celtic New Year is celebrated at Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage on Saturday night, the audience can expect Irish music and dance in the form of jigs and reels performed by the New Century ...

The holidays are fast approaching and memories of deceased relatives, friends and neighbors come flooding into one’s recollection. The past few years have been challenging as the pandemic stole many ...

As “Auld Lang Syne” takes its annual spin around the globe on New Year’s Eve, its chorus belted out by revelers young and old, Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate Michael Pedersen says the song’s enduring power ...

Scottish poet Michael Pedersen explains how the 200-year-old song “Auld Lang Syne” became a global ritual of reunion, friendship and shared memory sung by millions at the stroke of midnight. CNN’s Max ...

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 ...

As the clock strikes midnight and the world ushers in 2026, revelers around the globe will sing "Auld Lang Syne," a song about "old acquaintance be forgot" and, well, other lyrics people may not ...