For auld lang syne. The most universally famous song associated with Robert Burns, the poet first sent 'Auld Lang Syne' to his friend and Patron Mrs Frances Dunlop (1730-1815) in 1788. In this ...

Every New Year’s Eve, many of us will come to the realisation that we don’t actually know the words to “Auld Lang Syne ... a 1788 Scots poem by Robert Burns – but the poet actually ...

(NEXSTAR) – As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, you’ll hear “happy New Year,” and then these lyrics. “Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?” ...

Robert Burns' Auld Lang Syne is a global phenomenon, sung all around the world at New Year. To mark Hogmanay 2014, BBC Arts has dug into the archive to look at the history of the song and present ...