Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) how Carey had re-composed the poem into a house song. An accompanying music video was released featuring a pregnant Carey singing in front of a background of exploding fireworks. "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" charted on the lower regions of the South Korean international singles charts and at number nine on the US Holiday Digital Songs chart. "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" is a re-write of "Auld Lang Syne" by Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns, which was written in 1788 and published in James Johnson's "Scots Musical Museum" in 1796. However, as noted by the
Chorus of the Chesapeake 2007 International Chorus contest, held at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on July 6, 2007. The chorus went on to place 16th in the world at the contest, with 140 men on stage and an emotionally charged presentation of the song Auld Lang Syne. In October 2007, the chorus competed in the Mid-Atlantic District contest with 130 men on stage and again qualified for international competition, the first time it had done so for two years in a row. The chorus competed at the 2008 Internationals in Nashville, Tennessee and placed 15th. After competing in October 2008, the chorus