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Summary

It’s a song we often hear at the start of the new year. But what does “auld lang syne” even mean? And how did it come to be associated with New Year's Eve? With a little musical sleuthing, we find Charlie Chaplin might have something to do with it… Guests: James Deutsch, curator of folklife and popular culture at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Subtitle
What does “auld lang syne” even mean?
Duration
21:18
Publishing date
2023-12-20 05:00
Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_69_9c572cd4-6ff9-4754-a3ed-b2f0e5f03d42&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.si.edu%2FSmithsonianSidedoor
Contributors
  Smithsonian Institution
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Enclosures
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It’s a song we often hear at the start of the new year. But what does “auld lang syne” even mean? And how did it come to be associated with New Year's Eve? With a little musical sleuthing, we find Charlie Chaplin might have something to do with it…

Guests:

James Deutsch, curator of folklife and popular culture at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage