Happy New Year. Yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun! I am in the Boulder, Colorado area visiting my sister Lale and brother in law Matt. Hence, today's New Year's Eve quiz comes from Colorado Daily, one of their local papers.
Q: How did "Auld Lang Syne" come to be associated with New Year's Eve?
A: The Scottish song, written by Robert Burns in 1788, became popular in the U.S. in the '30s and '40s when Guy Lombardo ended his annual broadcasts from the Roosevelt Hotel in NY.
The web site for the Colorado Daily is
http://www.coloradodaily.com
And, yes, there is a Guy Lombardo fan site on the net. It is run by some 'patriotic Canadians' who claim him as one of their own. I, for one, am a fan of Lombardo's music though I do not admit that publicly!
The Lombardo fans site is:
http://snow.productions.com/lombardo
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