“Should old acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind” — wait, what does that even mean? Every New Year’s Eve brings about many attempts at singing the one song everybody associates with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You know the drill. As the New Year’s Eve countdown draws to a close, the ball drops, and, if we’re lucky, we finish our midnight ...

Historians call it “the song that nobody knows.” And yet we’ve all tried to sing it on New Year's Eve. Here's the real "Auld Lang Syne" meaning.

So far as folk standards go, you’d be hard-pressed to find a song with the same stature and staying power as the Scottish traditional, “Auld Lang Syne.” To find the answer to that question, we’ll go ...

Millions across the world sing it as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, linking arms with friends and strangers alike to mark the end of one year and the beginning of another. But what does ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — You probably know the song well. It’s been in movies and TV shows. You may even sing it traditionally every year. If you didn’t know already, it’s a very old song. But do you ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American We're now two days into the year 2012. You've ...

In the final scene of Nora Ephron's iconic 1989 romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally," the couple embraces as "Auld Lang Syne" starts to play. It's not long until Billy Crystal's Harry begins to ...

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 ...