For Auld Lang Syne NPR Published December 30, 2001 at 8:00 PM AKST Facebook Email Listen • 0:00 For most of four decades, bandleader Guy Lombardo practically owned New Year's Eve. Commentator Mal Sharpe recalls the era of "Mr. New Year's Eve" -- and a Boston band offers a new New Year's Eve tune to replace "Auld Lang Syne." Copyright 2001 NPR