If the meaningful message behind "Auld Lang Syne" is still thrumming in your head and your heart in the days following New Year's Eve, a time of year when so many people sing the nostalgic ballad, ...

The traditional song “The Parting Glass,” which has been attributed to Ireland and Scotland, was typically sung with a gathering and parting of friends before “Auld Lang Syne” was written by Burns in ...

"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 ...

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 ...

We may take or leave Scotch plaid, Scotch whiskey, Scotch tape. But, love it or hate it, there's one wee bit of Scotland that can't be avoided. That's the annual orgy of sentiment that comes with a ...