Scots-language literature his unfinished long poem, "Auld Reekie" (1773), dedicated to the life of the city. His borrowing from a variety of dialects prefigured the creation of Synthetic Scots in the twentieth century and he would be a major influence on Robert Burns. Burns (1759–1796), an Ayrshire poet and lyricist, is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and a major figure in the Romantic movement. As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) "Auld Lang Syne" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of
First Night 2013 with Jamie Kennedy ever seen." In a later article in December 2013, The A.V. Club named Jamie Kennedy as one of "8 pretenders to Dick Clark's New Year's Eve throne", remarking that in comparison to the other seven personalities listed, "few hosts, though, have matched Jamie Kennedy’s spectacular failure on the Orange County station KDOC last year", and concluded that "As 'Auld Lang Syne' played over on ABC, Kennedy reminded the world that some auld acquaintances really should be forgot." First Night 2013 with Jamie Kennedy First Night 2013 with Jamie Kennedy is a New Year's Eve television special that was hosted by