Scotland in the modern era the aesthetic expectations of his audience. Robert Burns and Walter Scott were highly influenced by the Ossian cycle. Burns, 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 the year), and "Scots Wha Hae" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Scott began as a poet
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