A Syne of the times: Experts on why Robert Burns’s Hogmanay anthem of loss and reunion resonates now more than ever - The Sunday Post

A Syne of the times: Experts on why Robert Burns’s Hogmanay anthem of loss and reunion resonates now more than ever

It is possibly the world’s most popular song, sung around the world as one year becomes the next.

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