What’s the Deal Behind ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve, Anyway?
“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 holiday: “Auld Lang Syne.” Few partygoers, however, know the words, and fewer still understand what “auld lang syne” even means. […]