Posted on 12/31/2020 3:19:03 PM PST by Kid Shelleen
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Although we really can’t expect things to go back to normal at the stroke of midnight, we nevertheless look towards 2021 with a sense of renewed hope. In Hong Kong, and in much of the English-speaking world, we say goodbye to the old year by singing a traditional folk song set to the words of a Scots poem. “Auld Lang Syne,” best translated as “long, long ago,” or “days gone by” is a crowd favorite, although this year it better be a virtual crowd. The song has attracted a huge number of beautiful interpretations and arrangements from musical stars from times near and far. As we say good riddance to 2020 and hello to 2021, I have selected some of the best versions of “Auld Lang Syne,” starting with a beautifully rendered performance by the “Celtic Woman.”
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By my reckoning, 2021 will be worse than 2020.
To the same tune:
There was a man whose name was Lang.
He had a neon sign.
Now Mr. Lang was very old.
So they called it “Old Lang’s sign”.
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