Dougie MacLean - Auld Lang Syne

"Auld Lang Syne" - Music and Lyrics by Trad.(Robert Burns). Arranged by Dougie MacLean. Published by Limetree Arts and Music (PRS & MCPS UK)

[@tomculbertson8222]

This old song brings the tears, both of sadness and joy - - - the memories of dear ones lost, the passage of time and gratefulness for those we love today. Now that I'm old, the passage of time becomes precious, memories become dear and the nearness of eternity becomes a comfort. Good-bye and good riddance to 2020 and a hope for God's blessings on us in 2021.

[@katieburns4674]

Magnificently said. I feel the same. Happy New Year's day. Stay safe...

[@johngormley8520]

Beautiful sentiments Tom. Couldn't agree more. May all our hearts mingle and mix for the sake of a better future. John, born March 19, 1933

[@maryellennossaman7036]

My heart is so touched by this song. It goes back it seems so many centuries and yet just too yesterday. Life is long and strange but God is available to us. I hear him in this lovely song. Times long ago. I think I will listen to it several times today and I've sent it to my six children. Such a lovely song holistic healing and meaning.

[@maryellennossaman7036]

Thank you Tom. There is no way I could have said it better than what you said. It touched my heart.

[@TamLe-im6qe]

The same my feelings

[@sarahg3500]

My grandparents are dead, my parents are dead, my uncles and aunts are dead, and sometimes I wish they were all still alive and around, especially at times when winter seems long and warmth and summertime seems ages away. Every good thing they gave during their life will never be forgotten!!! You are infinitely loved and cherished!!!

[@A_L_3]

May this huge hug reach you from Argentina then...

[@sonyakereopa1413]

❤

[@aaqilian5.085]

it will be forgotten when you die. Don't delude yerself. Accept reality, it makes life sweeter than delusion. Live.

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

​@@aaqilian5.085----> The life of all parties ☹️

[@bruceatnip986]

Again as 2023 turns, I hear this song and reflect on the day long gone and loved ones past, while looking to those still here to join me in this time ahead.

[@andyniblock43]

How proud I am to have two little girls as Scottish grandchildren.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@beaux2585]

A Scotsman singing a beautifully sad Scottish song. Sìolmhor, Dougie.

[@divyaruplatinband5134]

I am a Brazilian but every time I listen to Dougie I feel I should be born in Scotland, maybe i Did in the past. I connect with this music very deeply.

[@FredParvaneh]

This is my favorite version of "Auld Lang Syne" Thank you Dougie MacLean for recording the video. Wishing everyone a happier 2022

[@jeanineshiman8228]

Mine too, it's beautiful

[@josephoconlon7674]

Let hope that we have more luck in 2021. Blessing to those that have passed and bring greater luck, health & happyness too all. Heres to 2021

[@kyleferguson5175]

Happy New Year when it comes x

[@josephoconlon7674]

Thank you Kyle. Even though we are again slammed in to Tier 4 and not being able to spend it will family and friends. We have no choice but to make what we can out of 2021. Hope you and yours have a great year

[@kyleferguson5175]

@@josephoconlon7674 thanks, the star of hope is still there as burns would say

[@annethomas9302]

Love is all...❤️

[@MsSilakka]

Same to all you there in Britan and in world from one es stupido from finland.

[@andrewsincek2373]

every time near news year i listen to this, Wishing everyone a happier 2024

[@KenNorian]

I cry, and smile, when I watch this - which I've been doing for the past half hour. This is the quintessential version of the song to me. Now, off to have a wee dram, or two or three. Peace, love and all good to those who appreciate Dougie. Slàinte Mhath

[@katieburns4674]

LOL. Three was good for me last night. I think I'll do that again today. Need it after 2020! And I hardly drink. 🤗

[@MsSilakka]

Well, I can not understand Welsh or Scottish, Sorry! Because I am Finnish. I anyway learnt this song very early in school here in Finland. Can you finnish? Osaatko suomea?

[@anjyel777]

I appreciate his piece of art. Very unique. God bless, from Sarawak Borneo

[@dequashonfontaloosi4229]

Slange Var

[@originalbutnotsoofficialso8021]

Sung just the way Rabbie would've liked it... stunning Dougie... absolutely brilliant 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🎶😉

[@carole8957]

Hoping for a better 2021 and feeling sadness for all those lost in 2020.

[@MsSilakka]

Just now I listened this old and wellknown song in northern finland alone.I learnd this song early in school here. All we european are together with this crise.

[@kielscottband]

My Grandfather is from the Isle Of Skye. Dougie MacLean is easily the most inspirational, traditional and yet most original Scottish artist out of many great celtic artist of these years. Thank you Robert Burns for such a great poem put to such great ancient Scottish tunes and thank you DOUGIE MacLean for always another great performance to stir the emotions and boil the blood.

[@TeacherManu-nw7ej]

You are the most wonderful singer I've ever heard in life!!!

[@PatriciaRossi]

I spent Hogmanay 2017 and 2019 in Edinburgh, I will never forget!

[@MaryMcLeod-t2n]

Thank you, Dougie. Many a special person have been lost in 2023. Let us hold our Loved ones close, and tell them that they are loved and treasured. ☮ & ♥, Mary in Boone

[@martcrins]

I'm playing this for the people i lost this year and also the years before, can't listen to it without crying.

[@vivienneshilling6503]

My reason also. Dreadful year.

[@michelecrostsmitherdon3864]

Me too I cry when I listen to it. I just lost my husband in november 2021. He was so young 45. That's dreadful

[@sabbey-]

@@michelecrostsmitherdon3864 I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband. Many tears shed for our beloved that have passed. May they rest in peace.

[@michelecrostsmitherdon3864]

@@sabbey- Thank you Susan It is good to know some people understand instead of saying to move on. God bless you for your kind words

[@martcrins]

@@michelecrostsmitherdon3864 words cant say how it must hurt, thank god we have music

[@Songwriter376]

Hands down, best version out there imho. Thank you sir.

[@carolloveskiwis]

Dougie sings this like no other can. I play his every year. Happy New Year everyone!❤

[@rob1958bc]

I agree with you Carol. I have been playing this song every New Years Eve at 12 midnight since 1996. It is sublime.

[@lissyj4550]

Agree completely, Happy New Years 💜

[@graceythompson5528]

Agree with you Carol, listen to his version every year. Happy New Year to you Carol and everyone else.

[@spiritranger9202]

My favorite version of this masterpiece too. Play it every year on new years eve😉

[@jamesmilton8765]

Seen Dougie twice in concert. There is a Light about this man and his music.

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

Happy 2020. I'm here to hear Auld Lang Syne sung as it was meant to be.

[@edfisher2752]

THANK YOU DOUGIE , .....Those of us here in America miss your presentation of Scotland TO US !

[@englishrose4388]

I watch this every year. So beautiful.

[@eatingoodinthewoods]

Thanks for that Dougie. Thanks

[@frederickconn8501]

Nobody could sing that song more beautifully. Thank you sir!

[@ladyguenevere3501]

agree...💖

[@corryjookit7818]

​@@ladyguenevere3501I can do it justice.

[@jeanineshiman8228]

Me too ❤

[@ramonalione4024]

This is a great singing of a beautiful song, and Susan Boyle does a lovely version also.

[@Irish1397]

Well said Tom, with many thanks to Dougie for giving us this rendition. It brings us all together who hears this, and we give our prayers together, forever and a day. Best wishes for all, and may hopes and prayers be with us all. Godspeed for all. Amen.

[@slm3913]

Love love love. I picture Dougie MacLean and the Corries as the Scotland of song. Thank ya Mr MacLean for singing this sentimental song for us. It brings a tear and a want to come home. For we are afar.

[@robertburns3087]

My name is Robert Burns but I was born in South Africa, my grandparents come from Scotland, but your song is so inspiring,I am learning it on piano I am 63 but I will never sing it like you,sir, ,,for Auld Lang syne, my friend

[@megarouge7351]

I'm Anna Ronald, nice to meet you.

[@paulMcGlothin]

Dougie, your signing is authentic and beautiful.

[@spiritranger9202]

This is my favorite version of this song. Beautiful 😍. Makes me cry EVERYTIME, EVERYTIME.

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Have heard so many different renditions and loved them all ~ but the one I just came across today touches me most. Thank you very much for sharing it ~ Dougie MacLean . . .

[@scotia3570]

First time hearing this all the way through and I’m sitting here greeting. Missing my family in Dundee and the ones who are no longer here. Thanks for sharing.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bluebirdlinda7746]

God bless you and your family, Dougie. Heartfelt wishes for a blessed 2020.

[@edwardchandler9373]

Thank you, Sir. This took me back many years to remember those we love that have passed and I give thanks that I love and still have. God Bless!

[@jamesbarnes8854]

I lost an uncle and a second cousin this year. It is a fitting farewell to the good and the bad of 2020.

[@katieburns4674]

So sorry for your losses this year James. I'll keep them and you in my thoughts and prayers. Stay safe... peace 🕯🎶🇺🇸☮🇺🇸🎶🕯

[@foreverspring]

It's simply brilliant, Dougie's interpretation of this beautiful classic New Year's Eve homage to the coming year. No one can touch Dougie's exquisite vocals and haunting guitar sounds. Each New Year' Eve I listen to one version or another of Dougie's rendition of Auld Lang Syne and always end up in tears. Thank you, Dougie MacLean, and best wishes for a wonderful 2018 to one and all.

[@ladyguenevere3501]

So true...I feel the same.

[@Gimmer3]

Thanks Dougie, it is so sweet to hear you sing this tonight.

[@DaveMcFurry]

Simply Superb! I miss you Bonnie Scotland! thank you Dougie for your music and for taking me home every time i hear it. Much Respect brother!

[@grct-gamingreadingcritical863]

This reminds me of my father. Every Christmas and New Year, I miss him more than usual. He was a Scot (Glasgow) and passed away 12 years ago. Every New Year's Eve when the clock hit 00:00, he would sing Auld Lang Syne in its original version. I'm part Scot and part Thai, will do my best to uphold the tradition. Alba gu bràth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@CaesarInVa]

Ah, now that's mellow...makes me think about all my friends and family who are still here and those who have gone ahead. Happy New Year all!!!

[@michaelminikel3014]

Best version I ever heard.

[@ChristopherCopeland]

This version of this song has given me an entirely new and painful perspective on the beauty of these words I’ve heard for so many years without a moment’s thought. Thank you for giving yourself to this song, and for sharing your heart with us. All the best 🤝

[@stephenreynolds7585]

A fine, sensitive rendition. And listen to the sonorous Scots pronunciation! What a joy after hearing so many American singers who insist on pronouncing ‘syne’ with a voiced ‘z’ sound at the beginning and other such bungles! This is fine. Aye it is.

[@kathyc.6874]

BEAUTIFUL!!! And here's to a better 2021 for ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeanineshiman8228]

So very beautiful, thank you sir

[@fionaphillips3458]

2021 Peace, blessings, health, happiness and joy to all.

[@borghansen]

Lovely to listen to. Soon hogmany in texas🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@annabellamarston448]

It gars me greet.It brings back memories of so many we have lost.

[@BigEarRadio]

Happy New Year everyone, stay positive, stay focused, keep looking forward for these are the routes to better times.

[@mustafakemal349]

Emotioinal and touching

[@MilciadesAndrion]

Thank you for this simple tribute for the new year 2021 that is starting soon. We will need a cup of hope and courage to face the big challenges. The best for every person in the world.

[@MsSilakka]

Thank you Dougie from springtime Finland.

[@3jdni]

Dougie's voice and passion ages like fine wine...but at the same time hasn't aged a day (in the best way) - a treasure and I can't wait to hear him live in the next week or so 💙

[@joaquinonthebass]

I welcomed 2021 to this delicious version. Thank the maker for this tune.

[@jeremyhensley3739]

Still listening to this into the new 2023 year. 🎉🎉

[@josephoconlon7674]

Fantastic song, sang by a great artist. Brings back so many fond memories dancing crossed hands and sing this song with my late mother and grandparents. God Bless them all.

[@abhishekkumarab1069]

Listening to this makes me feel old and nostalgic. Dougie Maclean's heavenly voice can touch anyones soul. Wish I could play this song just to pass on all the love and emotion to what's to come next.

[@thomasbernecky2078]

Happy Hogmanay Dougie and all kind folk this year.

[@brendavisceglia3977]

My Family name...Robert Burns...from my Grandmother's side of the family...so sweet to hear my hero Dougie MacLean sing this. Would love to hear you sing "Westlin Winds"

[@wjb5805]

This is by far the most brilliant version of this song i have ever heard.

[@karenkramer5903]

For as long as I can remember this tune has always brought tears to my eyes...It is a song that has and will continue to bring in the New Year...And rightfully so.And Mr. Mac Lean has made it his own. A wonderful rendition....Happy New Year to you Sir, and thank you....

[@rosemaryowens5258]

Thank you sir always brings tears tae ma eyes. Was a favorite of ma mammy's

[@dansalerno5652]

I truly can't think of another person more suited to sing Aud Lang Syne. Thank you, so much Dougie. Through the years, this song has come to mean so much!

[@1olddoggie]

Just discoveredvghid argisg tonight on an NPR station that was playing Celtic music. His voice and guitar style ard incredible. Just bought 4 cds!

[@gaian2000]

I never get tired of Dougie's voice. May the best that life has to offer come to you and all those within your circle of love and light. Happy New Year 2018 from Nashville!

[@pixibelle3282]

Hope you weren't affected by the explosion there.

[@priscillalee4746]

Wish all the people suffering from the cold weather storm in USA and all over the world can be safe and the bad weather Will gone away in2023! Let's pray for your peace and happiness in the 2023!

[@ladyguenevere3501]

I first posted this to my FB page New Year's Eve of 2018 after my visit to wonderful Scotland. It is so beautiful I had to post it again this New Year's Eve, 2020. Never more beautifully or sensitively sung. Heartbreaking in it's poignancy yet still uplifting. Thank you, Dougie, for sharing your wonderful gift. Such a blessing. Praying renewed hope, strength & blessings to everyone everywhere as we go forth into the new year ahead. 💝 (From CT, USA)

[@ladyguenevere3501]

So heartbreaking and beautiful...my favorite version of this song..Thank you Dougie Maclean & blessings to you this New Years Eve 2018/2019. CT/USA

[@susanneelmy5114]

My favorite too

[@LochLucas2]

Scotland forever this is a nice wee song

[@ScotlandandMe]

Awrabest for 2020 Dougie...you are truly one of Scotland's greatest treasures 🤟💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🤟

[@dewilupu7434]

The most beautiful song in the world! Many thanks to your voice…God Bless you and your family🙏🙏🙏

[@n.gr.4879]

Mr. MacLean, A great singer & a beautiful song well sung, makes me cry ,thinking back over the 2020.

[@billboth6572]

Makes me cry every time. Thank you Dougie.

[@wortschatz9599]

Love your intepreting this song! A new Fan!!!!

[@jen2895]

A scot singing a Scottish song Beautiful Dougie Just cannot beat put Scottish new year....💙

[@bettysarmentohealer8163]

How totally beautiful this was. Thank you Dougie!

[@PRSer]

The best rendition of this song that exists.

[@nirmalaashoksood9715]

Beautifully rendered so poignant lovely

[@killershrew1]

Blessed Dougie ... You have been our muse for many years... We have seen you in concert more times than any other artist... And we play you singing this every New Year ❤️

[@san_vitalia]

Even by the end of 2022 to the following 2023-to everyone, be blessed and welcome our future! life will continue to embrace us 🤗❤️ Let's the sun shine through our hearts💛

[@kurtculbertson]

Amen Tom. This version brings tears to my eyes ever time I listen…what a gift.

[@brendiwalls7534]

Thank you Dougie, this brings tears and so many precious memories. No one else touches me the way you do.

[@stevekerr3728]

Let Us "All" Raise Our Glasses 🍾🥂 May Love Peace Happiness Always Find It's Way Into Our Heart May We Never Forget The Ones We Lost and Loved The Ones That Love Us So Now God Bless All

[@waynetaylor4995]

this song always brings back memories of family no longer here, lovely version by Dougie love to hear the old Scottish words.

[@cathycarrell6573]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! Best version ever!

[@doctrinematters6900]

A great artist from Scotland.

[@katieburns4674]

Simply beautiful. My favorite rendition.. Especially this year. I still cry when I hear it. Losing so very many.... ☮🎶🕯🕯🕯🎶☮

[@alyap4094]

Happy New Year ..to the Scottish Highland snd the Old man of Storr

[@1966Thor1966]

Wunderbar! Großartige Musik voller Gefühl und Schmerz. Vielen Dank für diesen tollen Moment and best wishes from Germany.👋

[@delmycideos9419]

Frohe Weihnachten aus El Salvador,

[@kwokleeyip8552]

👏👏just beautiful !!!

[@thanhchannelquang9277]

Great! I love You..!

[@khoo5996]

Thank you for this.

[@MsSilakka]

Thank your beatifull song from Finland.

[@ih8mcfly]

Sometimes we have to move on for various reasons. Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened

[@maryannpangburn9142]

A very beautiful rendition of this haunting song.

[@rudigerpodlaha7799]

Everything flows. The song lasts. I remember Hogmanay 2018/19 in Edinborough. A completely different time, squeezed in between happily partying people. Will we ever be so at ease again? Stay safe and healthy. I hope to see you guys again in better times. And tak' a cup o' kindness with you. Best wishes from Germany.

[@LauraMatter2014]

Thank you. Beautiful.

[@svingarm9283]

this is just WOW :) i would lovr to hear him live

[@LizzieCornish]

Thank you, dear Dougie! This is lovely to have ALL year round...and it's so needed. May we all Give and Take A Cup Of Kindness and create a far better and more loving world. Happy New Year to you and yours, and thank you for all the beautiful music and songs you share with us all. With love xx

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

A year on and it's palpably worse, much worse in fact. But I concur.