“Should old acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind” — wait, what does that even mean? Every New Year’s Eve brings about many attempts at singing the one song everybody associates with the ...

You know the drill. As the New Year’s Eve countdown draws to a close, the ball drops, and, if we’re lucky, we finish our midnight kiss. Next up: someone inevitably queues up the familiar tune of ...

The Frederick Chorale performs "Auld Lang Syne." The Frederick Chorale performs "Auld Lang Syne" as part of WETA Arts: Songs of the Season 2025. Organized in 1977, The Frederick Chorale ...

Another year, another "Auld Lang Syne," the song as essential to New Year's Eve as champagne and a kiss. Rita Braver toasts a cherished tradition: There's the elegant sound of the Amor Artis ...

A moment of beautiful choral singing, and Robbie Burns’ timeless message in music. In complex times, music and poetry often have that unique ability to find a way of expressing what we feel. One piece ...

In just a few days, the pre-midnight countdown to 2014 begins. In an age-old tradition, glasses will be raised, and, as the New Year kicks off, voices raised as well to the traditional “Auld Lang ...

From the pews of a church where white deacons once refused to seat African Americans, a group of Black singers in Alabama reminds us why preserving our memories of this historic year is vital — even ...