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Rev. E.B. Holschuh
I’m taking the ‘angst’ out of Auld Lang Syne

I’m taking the ‘angst’ out of Auld Lang Syne

Most English speakers in the world are familiar with the melody and, perhaps, the first few lines of Auld Lang Syne, that Scots anthem that rings in the New Year. At 11:59:50 on New Year’s Eve, as the countdown starts, glasses and hopes are raised in cheer, a chorus of voices promises to not forget the faces and experiences of the year gone by (“Should old acquaintances be forgot, and never brought to mind...”). The year ahead sparkles and effervesces like all those champagne flutes raised overhead. For most of my adult life, however, I have welcomed each and every New ...

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