Auld Lang Syne early days of "talking" pictures to the present—a large number of films and television series' episodes having used it for background, generally but by no means exclusively to evoke the New Year. As a standard in music, "Auld Lang Syne" has been recorded many times, in every conceivable style, by many artists, both well-known and obscure. Auld Lang Syne "Auld Lang Syne" (: note "s" rather than "z") is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294). It is well known in many countries, especially in
The Millennium Prayer The Millennium Prayer "The Millennium Prayer" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, where the words of "The Lord's Prayer" are set to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne". It was released in November 1999 as a charity single in the lead up to the new millennium. The single became a surprise hit reaching number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, number 2 in Australia and New Zealand, number 3 in Ireland, and the top 20 in a number of European countries. The original adaption of "The Lord's Prayer" to "Auld Lang Syne" was created by composer Paul