Saturday, January 2, 2010

History of the Carols...


LAST QUIZ (#6-C)...
The words for this carol were found in Scotland in the late 1700's and later were combined with a melody from an opera. Somehow these lyrics and melody were played by a big band called 'His Royal Canadians' at the University of Virginia in December of 1932 as a closing number at a college dance. The students cheered so mightily at the end of the performance that the band leader decided to make it their regular closing number. The title of the song translates literally as 'old long since.'
NAME THIS VERY POPULAR SONG...

THE ANSWER...'AULD LANG SYNE.' Guy Lombardo and 'His Royal Canadians' played 'AULD LANG SYNE,' which became the traditional song for the end of each year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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