Auld Lang Syne: Thank You, Robert Burns

"Auld lang syne"
Courtenay Bartholomew
Trinidad and Tobago Express (December 31, 2008)

"Exactly one week after the celebration of a special birth, tonight we will be celebrating the demise of one year and the birth of a new year. In days of yore, for many the venue was the same - a church or cathedral, but the Midnight Mass of Christmas was not ushered in with thunderous applause and revelry. It was a solemn affair of thanksgiving and the entrance hymn was "Gloria in excelsis Deo'', giving glory to the newborn King on high...."

This is a somewhat cerebral discourse on the history and meaning of Robert Burn's poem "Auld Lang Syne:" and, I think, worth the reading.

"Auld Lang Syne"
Scotland of TV
Video (2:28)

Gerry McGregor's rendition of the Robbie Burns poem - as a sing-along.