Countless people remember with nostalgia, the tradition of Guy Lombardo with his Royal Canadians playing at New York's Waldorf Astoria on New Year's Eve.  Since the death of Guy Lombardo in 1977, Auld Lang Syne has continued to be performed by various bands before enthusiastic audiences throughout the world.

Those who look back to the Big Band era also remember that distinctive recognizable style - the exaggerated saxophone vibratos, the clipped brass phrases and a vocal styling that immediately identifies the orchestra as Guy Lombardo's. Guy was a master at picking the exact correct tempo and his steady succession of beats made it a real pleasure to take your partner out for a swing on the dance floor.

It was a wonderful band.  If you could move your legs at all, you could dance to the music of Guy Lombardo. It was the kind of band that you could just sit and listen to with friends as it never played so loud you couldn't hear when somebody asked you a question.  But the most important ingredient of the Lombardo band was its consistency in playing wonderful tunes like Seems Like Old Times, Boo Hoo, Coquette, Sweethearts~arts on Parade, all written by Carmen Lombardo; Johnson Rag, Bye Bye Blues, Enjoy Yourself, Time on My Hands, and Ain't She Sweet.  And so, Guy Lombardo music lives on. The baton and responsibility with the blessings,of of the Lombardo family, passes on to Al Pierson to continue playing 'The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven".

Interesting Facts About the Lombardo Royal Canadian Orchestra:
- Founded in 1919, the Lombardo Orchestra is the longest running act in show business history, now playing to the great grandchildren  of their original fans.
- They introduced more hit songs than any other musical organization with over 500 to their credit
- The Lombardo New Year's Eve Party was the longest running annual special program in radio history.  1979 marked their 50th consecutive broadcast.
- On television they performed for more than 1 1/2 - billion viewers since they first telecast their New Year's Eve Party in 1954.
- The Lombardo Orchestra's closing song, originally an obscure Scottish ballad called "Auld Lang Syne", has become the symbol universally for all New Year's Eve festivities.

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