Auld Lang Syne — it\u2019s the quintessential New Year\u2019s Eve song.\u00a0 But how did it gain that reputation, and where does it come from?\u00a0 What does \u2018Auld Lang Syne\u2019 even mean?\u00a0 We were curious to find out, and if you are as well, read on.<\/p>\n
\u2018Auld Lang Syne\u2019 was not originally a song, but a poem written by Scottish author Robert Burns 1788.\u00a0 Burns intended for the poem to be sung along to the tune of a traditional Scottish folk song.\u00a0 Somewhere along the way, the Auld Lang Syne tune changed, yet the older tune is still sung throughout pubs in Scotland and Great Britain by those who wish to preserve the tradition.\u00a0 According to Scotland.org<\/a>, the original tune has a more \u201cdouce, gentle, nostalgic feel to it then the popular tune.\u201d\u00a0 Either way, the words still evoke the same emotions of love, kindness, and friendship to this day.<\/p>\n Just recall how often the tune has turned up in films.\u00a0 Surely everyone can identify with this heartwarming moment at the end of It\u2019s A Wonderful Life<\/i> when all the townspeople of Bedford Falls come together to literally bail out George Bailey?<\/p>\n