auld lang syne

Bill Bailey reappeared at the end of the concert, playing Auld Lang Syne on the Royal Albert Hall's famous "voice of Jupiter" organ - but not before bashing out an impromptu version of Europe's rock classic The Final Countdown.

“I could have sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and they would have bought it,” he said of his rabid fanbase in a 1989 interview with The Times.

Soprano Louise Alder and trumpeter Alison Balsam will make star turns, alongside the traditional medley of sea shanties, Pomp and Circumstance and Auld Lang Syne.

For old time’s sake, we sing “Auld Lang Syne.”

And 2025 will, of course, start with Murder on the Dancefloor, "but after a little bit of Auld Lang Syne," she clarifies.