Auld Lang Syne

E156469
Scottish song folk song song traditional song

"Auld Lang Syne" is a traditional Scottish song, popularized by poet Robert Burns, that is widely sung around the world to bid farewell to the old year at New Year’s celebrations.

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Label Occurrences
Auld Lang Syne canonical 24
"Auld Lang Syne" 1
Auld Lang Syne (New Year’s Eve tradition) 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish song ⓘ
folk song ⓘ
song ⓘ
traditional song ⓘ
associatedWith New Year traditions ⓘ
Robert Burns ⓘ
Scottish culture ⓘ
Scottish diaspora ⓘ
basedOn older Scottish folk song ⓘ
collectedIn Scots Musical Museum ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
culturalSignificance internationally recognized New Year song ⓘ
symbol of bidding farewell to the old year ⓘ
widely known in the English-speaking world ⓘ
firstLine Should auld acquaintance be forgot ⓘ
genre folk ⓘ
traditional ⓘ
hasApproximateTempo moderate ⓘ
hasMeter common time ⓘ
hasNotableRecordingBy Bing Crosby ⓘ
Dougie MacLean ⓘ
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians ⓘ
linked to: Guy Lombardo

Susan Boyle ⓘ
includedIn Scottish song tradition ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
lyricsAdaptedBy Robert Burns ⓘ
melodyType pentatonic melody ⓘ
performancePractice often accompanied by band or orchestra ⓘ
often sung a cappella ⓘ
sung in a circle with joined hands ⓘ
popularizedBy Robert Burns ⓘ
refrain For auld lang syne ⓘ
theme friendship ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
parting ⓘ
remembrance ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition late 18th century ⓘ
title Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
titleMeaning days gone by ⓘ
for the sake of old times ⓘ
old long since ⓘ
traditionallySungAt Hogmanay ⓘ
linked to: Hogmanay celebrations

New Year’s Eve ⓘ
midnight on New Year’s Day ⓘ
usedFor New Year celebrations ⓘ
farewell occasions ⓘ
funerals ⓘ
graduation ceremonies ⓘ
memorial services ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

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Robert Burns → notableWork → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Royal Berkshire Regiment → regimentalMarch → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
It's a Wonderful Life → notableSong → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
subject linked to: It’s a Wonderful Life
The Patriotic Song → basedOnMelody → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Jean Armour → spouseWork → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Robert Burns → notableWork → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
subject linked to: Burns
Auld Lang Syne → title → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Burns Night → associatedPoem → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
The Scots Musical Museum → containsWork → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Hogmanay celebrations → associatedWith → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Last Night of the Proms → typicalProgramIncludes → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Miracles: The Holiday Album → hasPart → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Christmas in the Sand → hasTrack → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Christmas in the Sand → hasTrack → Auld Lang Syne (acoustic version) ⓘ
linked to: Auld Lang Syne
The Beach Boys' Christmas Album → hasPart → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Guy Lombardo → notableWork → Auld Lang Syne (New Year’s Eve tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Auld Lang Syne
Guy Lombardo → notableSongRecording → "Auld Lang Syne" ⓘ
linked to: Auld Lang Syne
Aegukga → basedOnMelodyOf → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
subject linked to: National anthem of South Korea
Robert Burns → notableWork → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
subject linked to: Armour
Scots Musical Museum → hasNotableSong → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Ellisland Farm → notableWorkComposedHere → Auld Lang Syne (final version associated) ⓘ
linked to: Auld Lang Syne
The Millennium Prayer → usesMelodyOf → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Let It Snow, Baby… Let It Reindeer → hasPart → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand → hasTrack → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
The Gift → hasPart → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
James Taylor at Christmas → hasTrack → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
Robert Burns → notableWork → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ
subject linked to: Frances Anna Wallace
The Anthropocene Reviewed → notableTopicReviewed → Auld Lang Syne ⓘ