To all: A Guid New Year . http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-hogmanay-origins-and-traditions-1-3984218 Miss those great Hogmanay parties at my parents’ house, with friends and neighbours welcome. My mother played the piano, my father whistled like a (linty) professional whistler, whilst brothers, sisters and neighbours did their party pieces...then it was off in the wee hours of Hogmanay by my brothers and their bottles to first foot. We visited my friends, grandmother and aunt at a more respectable hour the next day...sometimes hoofing it if there was black ice on the ground and the buses either didn’t run or were skittering all over the place. Time and change as I believe parties at home are a thing of the past. Hugely commercial enterprises are afoot in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as examples, where you have to buy a ticket to attend, I believe. Whatever happened to the happy crowds who would gather at Glasgow Cross at the bottom of High Street leading on to Argyle Street? The High Street Cross clock would toll out the time as the crowds waited in anticipation, then there would be singing and dancing as people sang Auld Lang Syne. Little did Robert Burns know that the words for his song would be sung around the world as the Old Year gave way to the New Year. To be followed A Guid New Year tae Ane an’ A’: (Some of the words could be different. It depends upon who copied them online.) Should Auld Acquaintance Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne. Chorus: For auld lang syne, my jo, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne, And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp! And surely I'll be mine! And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. Chorus We twa hae run about the braes And pu'd the gowans fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary foot Sin auld lang syne. Chorus We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn, Frae mornin' sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin’ auld lang syne. Chorus And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! And gie's a hand o' thine! And we'll tak a right guid willy waught, For auld lang syne. Chorus Then --- A Guid New Year Tae Ane an’ A’ A Guid New Year to Ane An’ A guid new year to ane an a’ An mony may ye see, An during a the years to come, O happy may ye be. An may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn, To sigh or shed a tear; To ane an a’ baith great an sma’ A hearty guid New year. Chorus A guid new year to ane an a An mony may ye see, An during a the years to come, O happy may ye be. O time flies past, he winna wait, My friend for you or me, He works his wonders day by day, And onward still doth flee. Chorus O wha can tell when ilka ane, I see sae happy here, Will meet again and merry be Anither guid New year. Chorus

Thanks for this message, Maisie, and the words I learned from my "Faither". Best wishes to all. Jeannette On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 1:04 AM, Maisie Egger via <lanark@rootsweb.com> wrote: > To all: > > A Guid New Year . > > > http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-hogmanay-origins-and-traditions-1-3984218 > > Miss those great Hogmanay parties at my parents’ house, with friends and > neighbours welcome. My mother played the piano, my father whistled like a > (linty) professional whistler, whilst brothers, sisters and neighbours did > their party pieces...then it was off in the wee hours of Hogmanay by my > brothers and their bottles to first foot. We visited my friends, > grandmother and aunt at a more respectable hour the next day...sometimes > hoofing it if there was black ice on the ground and the buses either didn’t > run or were skittering all over the place. > > Time and change as I believe parties at home are a thing of the past. > Hugely commercial enterprises are afoot in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as > examples, where you have to buy a ticket to attend, I believe. > > Whatever happened to the happy crowds who would gather at Glasgow Cross at > the bottom of High Street leading on to Argyle Street? The High Street > Cross clock would toll out the time as the crowds waited in anticipation, > then there would be singing and dancing as people sang Auld Lang Syne. > Little did Robert Burns know that the words for his song would be sung > around the world as the Old Year gave way to the New Year. To be followed > A Guid New Year tae Ane an’ A’: (Some of the words could be different. It > depends upon who copied them online.) > > Should Auld Acquaintance > > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And never brought to mind? > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And auld lang syne. > > Chorus: > > For auld lang syne, my jo, > For auld lang syne, > We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, > For auld lang syne, > > And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp! > And surely I'll be mine! > And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, > For auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > We twa hae run about the braes > And pu'd the gowans fine; > But we've wander'd mony a weary foot > Sin auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn, > Frae mornin' sun till dine; > But seas between us braid hae roar'd > Sin’ auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! > And gie's a hand o' thine! > And we'll tak a right guid willy waught, > For auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > Then --- > > > > A Guid New Year Tae Ane an’ A’ > > > > A Guid New Year to Ane An’ > > A guid new year to ane an a’ > An mony may ye see, > An during a the years to come, > O happy may ye be. > An may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn, > To sigh or shed a tear; > To ane an a’ baith great an sma’ > A hearty guid New year. > > Chorus > A guid new year to ane an a > An mony may ye see, > An during a the years to come, > O happy may ye be. > > O time flies past, he winna wait, > My friend for you or me, > He works his wonders day by day, > And onward still doth flee. > > > > Chorus > > O wha can tell when ilka ane, > I see sae happy here, > Will meet again and merry be > Anither guid New year. > > > Chorus > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. > > You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on > the following link to the list information page online: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Maisie When I was visiting Scotland I was told the New Year was not the same. We were so lucky to have those wonderful times when it was open hoose. At New Year do's here people say such as "Is it midnight yet". No doubt in our young days when the church bells and ships bells all rang out in unison. You are forgiven for not mentioning the Gallowgate where I was born!! Cheers Ella > On 27 Dec 2015, at 17:04, Maisie Egger via <lanark@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > To all: > > A Guid New Year . > > http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-hogmanay-origins-and-traditions-1-3984218 > > Miss those great Hogmanay parties at my parents’ house, with friends and neighbours welcome. My mother played the piano, my father whistled like a (linty) professional whistler, whilst brothers, sisters and neighbours did their party pieces...then it was off in the wee hours of Hogmanay by my brothers and their bottles to first foot. We visited my friends, grandmother and aunt at a more respectable hour the next day...sometimes hoofing it if there was black ice on the ground and the buses either didn’t run or were skittering all over the place. > > Time and change as I believe parties at home are a thing of the past. Hugely commercial enterprises are afoot in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as examples, where you have to buy a ticket to attend, I believe. > > Whatever happened to the happy crowds who would gather at Glasgow Cross at the bottom of High Street leading on to Argyle Street? The High Street Cross clock would toll out the time as the crowds waited in anticipation, then there would be singing and dancing as people sang Auld Lang Syne. Little did Robert Burns know that the words for his song would be sung around the world as the Old Year gave way to the New Year. To be followed A Guid New Year tae Ane an’ A’: (Some of the words could be different. It depends upon who copied them online.) > > Should Auld Acquaintance > > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And never brought to mind? > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And auld lang syne. > > Chorus: > > For auld lang syne, my jo, > For auld lang syne, > We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, > For auld lang syne, > > And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp! > And surely I'll be mine! > And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, > For auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > We twa hae run about the braes > And pu'd the gowans fine; > But we've wander'd mony a weary foot > Sin auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn, > Frae mornin' sun till dine; > But seas between us braid hae roar'd > Sin’ auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! > And gie's a hand o' thine! > And we'll tak a right guid willy waught, > For auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > Then --- > > > > A Guid New Year Tae Ane an’ A’ > > > > A Guid New Year to Ane An’ > > A guid new year to ane an a’ > An mony may ye see, > An during a the years to come, > O happy may ye be. > An may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn, > To sigh or shed a tear; > To ane an a’ baith great an sma’ > A hearty guid New year. > > Chorus > A guid new year to ane an a > An mony may ye see, > An during a the years to come, > O happy may ye be. > > O time flies past, he winna wait, > My friend for you or me, > He works his wonders day by day, > And onward still doth flee. > > > > Chorus > > O wha can tell when ilka ane, > I see sae happy here, > Will meet again and merry be > Anither guid New year. > > > Chorus > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. > > You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on the following link to the list information page online: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message