2007 ~HAPPY NEW YEARS~ 2007

New Year's Trivia

The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New Year's eve, "Auld Lang Syne" is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in 1796. Burns transcribed it and made some refinements to the lyrics after he heard it sung by an old man from the Ayrshire area of Scotland, Burns's homeland.
It is often remarked that "Auld Lang Syne" is one of the most popular songs that nobody knows the lyrics to. "Auld Lang Syne" literally translates as "old long since" and means "times gone by." The song asks whether old friends and times will be forgotten and promises to remember people of the past with fondness.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

Translation

Should old friendship be forgot'

And never remembered ?

Should old friendship be forgotten,

And days of long ago.

Bandleader Guy Lombardo, and not Robert Burns, popularized the song and turned it into a New Year's tradition. Lombardo first heard "Auld Lang Syne" in his hometown of London, Ontario, where it was sung by Scottish immigrants. When he and his brothers formed the famous dance band, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, the song became one of their standards. Lombardo played the song at midnight at a New Year's eve party at the Roosevelt Hotel.

• The first New Years Eve ball drop in Time Square happened in 1907
• The number one New Year's resolution is Lose Weight
• The Tournament of Roses is the most popular New Years Day Parade

Traditions

Here in the the southern United States, it is believed eating black eyed peas on New Year's eve will bring luck for the coming year.
Also the custom of eating greens such as cabbage, collard greens, mustard greens, kale or spinach to bring money &
eating cornbread will bring wealth.