"Traditions exist due to folks being impressed by how their forebears did things; and, accordingly, taking this attitude is, I feel, vital for the cause of maintaining a nice multicultural-world, against the
forces of globalisation/Americanisation – a cause which U.S. citizens themselves should support." (me)
Just the tune played and/or sung well sounds great - I'm impressed by this (not every) tradition of my English forebears. (Tractors replacing enslaved heavy-horses and bullocks is another matter.)