Chrysti The Wordsmith: Auld Lang Syne

Greetings This is Christie the wordsmith. On any given December 30 first at midnight throngs of revelers sing all Lang Syne in farewell to the passing year. This traditional New Year's Eve tune has been described as the most popular song that nobody knows the words to all playing zine is an ancient Scottish folk song transcribed in its native dialect by the poet Robert Burns in 1796. The tune followed a 19th century Scots immigrants to Canada where a young Canadian talian musician Guy Lombardo incorporated it in his band's repertoire. In 1929 Lombardo and his orchestra the Royal Canadians had established themselves as the house band at New York City's Waldorf a story a hotel on a CBS radio broadcast at the Waldorf on New Year's Eve one thousand twenty nine. The Royal Canadians signed off with their big band rendition of the old Scottish tune Auld Lang Syne inspiring an enduring American tradition. The songs verses speak of two childhood friends separated by time and distance.

Auld Lang Syne in the Scottish dialect means old long since or times gone by. Should auld acquaintance be forgot and Auld Lang Syne. These words ask whether old friends and old times might be forgotten. The chorus replies for all of lang syne my dear. We'll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne or we will toast with fondness. The time's gone by. I'm Christie the wordsmith the day verb of yours Christie the wordsmith a sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dotcom.