50 Best New Year's Eve Songs for Parties, Toasts, and Midnight Moments
Everything you need for a great New Year's playlist.
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When it comes to a New Year's Eve celebration, nothing sets the tone quite like a playlist! We've done the work and put together a list of the best songs for December 31 that will keep your party going well past midnight.
We've included classics like "Auld Lang Syne" (arguably the best New Year song of all time), but there are lots of other tunes in English that feel perfectly timed for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, from some of the most common vintage ones to recent pop songs sure to get your dance party hopping. So as you sip on those New Year's Eve cocktails and snack on New Year's Eve appetizers, start playing these inspirational songs and singing along with the loved ones you're celebrating with.
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The Baltimore doo-wop from 1949 has been covered many times over, but we're partial to this og version.
Here's a bright and happy tune to remind you of all the hope in tomorrow.
Joy and possibility overflow in this piano-forward tune. It even made it onto Glee Season 4, and their cast made a fun video if it.
All ages can get behind this classic 1980 party song. After all, "it's time to come together."
A Scottish indie pop band from Glasgow offers their take on New Year's resolutions in this tune.
If you're broken hearted as you say good bye to the past year, this mellow song is for you.
"Let's toast to new beginnings okay." Rock out with Bon Jovi as you welcome the newness of the New Year.
"All you ever wanted/ Is it getting away?" If that line resonates, this melancholy song might be for you as you reflect going into the New Year.
For a punk rock take on "Happy New Year," this is your song.
On a happy note, this song offers a bright outlook and a reminder there's nothing to fear in the new year.
Who doesn't want Nat King Cole to "wish you a Happy New Year, darling"?
For a ska-punk take on New Year's, this is the upbeat beat for you to remind you that it's okay to have already messed up the New Year.
This big band take on the most classic New Year's song out there will have you dancing and swinging.
If you are missing a loved one this holiday season, you might connect with the words to this song.
New Year's isn't just about the party, it's also about friendships. That's just what this song is about. Plus, nothing says New Year like fireworks sound effects.
Throwback to the 1950s with this bright tune from Phyllis, Christine and Dorothy McGuire, who became stars in the 1940s.
Time to rock on, singing "It's gonna be a good year," with this 2008 indie rock song.
Bring on the Americana, we're indeed gonna make it through this year.
Time to forget about your problems as you enter the New Year. That's what this song by Danish singer-songwriter MØ is here to remind you of.
Talk about inspiration for a fresh start! This pop song is sure to pep you up heading into a new year.
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