New Years Eve Songs

New Year’s Eve – 11:59pm – Out with the OLD

New Year’s Day – 12 midnight – In with the NEW

New Year’s Eve as well as New Year’s Day are both associated with partying, some people prefer being out among the masses of people celebrating while others would rather be at home with loved ones celebrating. Many of us grew up watching Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra around the midnight hour during the late 50′s, 60′s, and 70′s — as well as Dick Clark during the 70′s, 80′s, 90′s and into the new millenium.During the past decade there have beena few other mainstream alternatives such as Carson Daly as well as several cable television specials. Other alternative choices have included events at local bars or pubs, movies, concerts, casinos, video game marathons, ballroom dancing, public firework shows, family game night with the kids, train excursions, party boats on the river, and the choices go on and on.

While there are “tons” of party type songs out there to choose from – from every imaginable genre of music – the focus here are on songs that basically reflect or pay tribute to the end of one year or the beginning of the coming new year – or may contain “New Years” within the song title or within the lyrics – even included are a few that focus on a “countdown” of sorts.

So, for your listening pleasure and putting together a party playlist, you may want to consider the following…..

New Years Eve Songs

1. A Long December – Counting Crows  
2. Auld Lang Syne (a Scottish folk song written by Robert Burn) the song most closely associated with New Years over the past century – specifically the version recorded by Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra 
3. Bringing In A Brand New Year – BB King  
4. Celtic New Year – Van Morrison 
5. Congratulations (Happy New Year Song) – Pink Martini  
6. Ding Dong, Ding Dong – George Harrison  
7. Funky New Year – Eagles  
8. Happy New Year – ABBA 
9. Happy New Year – Judy Garland  
10. Happy New Year – Nat King Cole 
11. Happy New Year B – Original Cast from the musical ‘Rent’
12. It Was A Very Good Year – Frank Sinatra  
13. It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve – Barry Manilow  
14. Let’s Start The New Year Right – Bing Crosby (from the film Holiday Inn)  
15. My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) – Regina Spektor  
16. New Year’s Eve – Snoop Dogg featuring Marty James  
17. New Year’s Eve – The Walkmen 
18. New Year’s Eve Party – George Thorogood
19. New Year’s Eve 1999 – Gretchen Peters & Randy Owen (of the group, Alabama)
20. New Year’s Day – U2  
21. New Year’s Prayer – Jeff Buckley  
22. New Year’s Resolution – Otis Redding & Carla Thomas  
23. Next Year – Foo Fighters  
24. Nothin’ New For New Year – Harry Connick, Jr. & George Jones  
25. Our New Year – Tori Amos  
26. Same Old Lang Syne – Dan Fogelberg 
27. The Final Countdown – Europe  
28. The New Year – Death Cab For Cutie  
29. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong  
30. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara Streisand, Harry Connick    <br>  

A Few More Worthy Party Song Choices Include…..

1. 1999 – Prince
2. All Over The World – ELO
3. Animal – Nickelback
4. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
5. Celebration – Kool & The Gang
6. Changes – David Bowie
7. Dancing In The Streets – David Bowie & Mick Jagger
8. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
9. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
10. Fight For Your Right To Party – Beastie Boys
11. Get The Party Started – Pink
12. Holiday – Madonna
13. It’s The End Of The World – REM
14. Just Dance – Lady Gaga
15. Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
16. Last Dance – Donna Summer
17. Pacific Coast Party – Smashmouth
18. Rock & Roll All Nite – Kiss
19. Right Round – Flo Rida
20. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
21. The Whole World – Outkast
22. Time – Pink Floyd
23. Tubthumping – Chumbawumba
24. Umbrella – Rihanna
25. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
26. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) – Dead Or Alive

and this list could go on and on and on and on and……….