Top 10 New Year's Party Songs

New Year's Eve is a time when people traditionally gather with friends or loved ones, reminisce about the past year, and look towards the future.

Many people have New Year's Eve parties and a good party needs good music. The lively tunes Celebrate by Three Dog Night, Celebration by Kool & the Gang, and 1999 by Prince will get the festivities rockin' in no time!

When it's time to dim the lights and savor a more romantic atmosphere, the songs New Years Day by U2, One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston, Grow Old With Me by Mary Chapin Carpenter and I've Had the Time of My Life by Bill Medley are perfect melodies for swaying in the arms of a loved one. All of these songs have reflective lyrics, making them a good representation of both the past and the future.

Happy New Year by Abba is a good pick for background music while sitting around talking to party guests. The easy pop melody is smooth enough so as not to overpower the mood.

2008 has been a rough and tumble year, so an appropriate song for this holiday season would be Tubthumping by Chumbawumba. We've been knocked down but will get up again!

A New Year's celebration would not be complete with the traditional song Auld Lang Syne. James Taylor recorded my favorite version.

The song lyrics for my top 10 picks are below.

Tubthumping by Chumbawumba:

We'll be singing, When we're winning, We'll be singing, I get knocked down, But I get up again, You're never gonna kick me down, I get knocked down, But I get up again, You're never going to keep me down, Pissing the night away, Pissing the night away, He drinks a whisky drink, He drinks a vodka drink, He drinks a lager drink, He drinks a cider drink, He sings the songs that remind him, Of the good times, He sings the songs that remind him, Of the better times, "Oh Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy..." Pissing the night away, Pissing the night away, "Don't cry for me, Next door neighbor...", I get knocked down, But I get up again, You're never going to keep me down, I get knocked down (we'll be singing), But I get up again, You're never going to keep me down (when we're winning), I get knocked down (we'll be singing), But I get up again. You're never going to keep me down (when we're winning), I get knocked down (ooh ooh ooh), But I get up again, You're never going to keep me down

Celebrate by Three Dog Night:

Slippin' away, sittin' on a pillow, Waitin' for night to fall, A girl and a dream, sittin' on a pillow, This is the night to go to the celebrity ball, Satin and lace, isn't it a pity, Didn't find time to call, Ready or not, gonna make it to the city, This is the night to go to the celebrity ball, Dress up tonight, why be lonely?, You'll stay at home and you'll be alone, So why be lonely?, Sittin' alone, sittin' on a pillow, Waitin' to climb the walls, Maybe tonight, depending how your dream goes, She'll open her eyes when he goes to the celebrity ball, Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music, Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music, Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music

Celebration by Kool & the Gang:

Celebrate good times, come on, Let's celebrate, Celebrate good times, come on, Let's celebrate, There's a party going on right here, a celebration to last throughout the years. So bring your good times and your laughter too, We're gonna celebrate your party with you, Come on now, celebration, let's all celebrate and have a good time, Celebration, we gonna celebrate and have a good time, It's time to come together, it's up to you, what's your pleasure, Everyone around the world, come on, it's a celebration. Celebrate good times, come on, it's a celebration, Celebrate good times, come on, let's celebrate, We're gonna have a good time tonight, let's celebrate it's alright, We're gonna have a good time tonight, let's celebrate it's alright, Baby we're gonna have a good time tonight let's celebrate it's alright, We're gonna have a good time tonight, let's celebrate it's alright, Yahoo, Yahoo, Celebrate good times, come on, let's celebrate, Celebrate good times, come on, it's a celebration. Celebrate good times, come on, let's celebrate, Celebrate good times, come on, it's a celebration. Come on and, celebrate, tonight 'cause everything's gonna be alright. Let's celebrate, celebrate good times come on, Let's celebrate, celebrate good times, come on, Party, party, party ...

1999 by Prince:

I was dreamin' when I wrote this, Forgive me if it goes astray, But when I woke up this mornin', Could have sworn it was judgment day, The sky was all purple, There were people runnin' everywhere, Tryin' to run from the destruction, You know I didn't even care, They say two thousand zero, zero, party over, Oops, out of time! So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999! I was dreamin' when I wrote this, So sue me if I go too fast, But life is just a party, And parties weren't meant to last, War is all around us, My mind says prepare to fight, So if I gotta die, I'm gonna listen to my body tonight, They say two thousand zero, zero, party over, Oops, out of time! So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999! 1999! If you didn't come to party, Don't bother knockin' on my door, I got a lion in my pocket, And baby, he's ready to roar, Yeah, everybody's got a bomb, We could all die any day, But before I'll let that happen, I'll dance my life away, They say two thousand zero, zero, party over, Oops, out of time! (We're runnin' outta time) So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999! Say, say, Two thousand zero, zero, party over, Oops, out of time! So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999! Alright, it's 1999! You say it, 1999! 1999! 1999! Don't stop, don't stop, say it 1 more time! 1999!

New Years Day by U2:

All is quiet on New Year's Day. A world in white gets underway. I want to be with you, be with you night and day. Nothing changes on New Year's Day. On New Year's Day. I... will be with you again. I... will be with you again. Under a blood-red sky, A crowd has gathered in black and white, Arms entwined, the chosen few, The newspaper says, says, Say it's true, it's true... And we can break through, Though torn in two, We can be one. I... I will begin again, I... I will begin again. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, maybe the time is right. Oh, maybe tonight. I will be with you again. I will be with you again. And so we are told this is the golden age, And gold is the reason for the wars we wage, Though I want to be with you, Be with you night and day, Nothing changes, On New Year's Day, On New Year's Day, On New Year's Day

One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston:

Each day I live, I want to be, A day to give, The best of me, I'm only one, But not alone, My finest day, Is yet unknown, I broke my heart, Fought every gain, To taste the sweet, I face the pain, I rise and fall, Yet through it all, This much remains, I want one moment in time, When I'm more than I thought I could be, When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, And the answers are all up to me, Give me one moment in time, When I'm racing with destiny, Then in that one moment of time, I will feel, I will feel eternity, I've lived to be, The very best, I want it all, No time for less, I've laid the plans, Now lay the chance, Here in my hands, Give me one moment in time, When I'm more than I thought I could be, When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, And the answers are all up to me, Give me one moment in time, When I'm racing with destiny, Then in that one moment of time, I will feel, I will feel eternity, You're a winner for a lifetime, If you seize that one moment in time, Make it shine, Give me one moment in time, When I'm more than I thought I could be, When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, And the answers are all up to me, Give me one moment in time, When I'm racing with destiny, Then in that one moment of time, I will be, I will be, I will be free, I will be, I will be free

Grow Old With Me by Mary Chapin Carpenter:

Grow old along with me, The best is yet to be, When our time has come, We will be as one, God bless our love, God bless our love, Grow old along with me, Two branches of one tree, Face the setting sun, When the day is done, God bless our love, God bless our love, Spending our lives together, Man and wife together, World without end, World without end, Grow old along with me, Whatever fate decrees, We will see it through, For our love is true, God bless our love, God bless our love

I've Had the Time of My Life by Bill Medley:

Now I've had the time of my life, No I never felt like this before, Yes I swear it's the truth, and I owe it all to you, 'Cause I've had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you, I've been waiting for so long, Now I've finally found someone, To stand by me, We saw the writing on the wall, As we felt this magical, Fantasy, Now with passion in our eyes, There's no way we could disguise it, Secretly, So we take each other's hand, 'Cause we seem to understand, The urgency just remember, You're the one thing, I can't get enough of, So I'll tell you something, This could be love because, I've had the time of my life, No I never felt like this before, Yes I swear it's the truth, And I owe it all to you, With my body and soul, I want you more than you'll ever know, So we'll just let it go, Don't be afraid to lose control, Yes I know what's on your mind, When you say, 'Stay with me tonight', Just remember, You're the one thing, I can't get enough of, So I'll tell you something, This could be love because, I've had the time of my life, No I never felt like this before, Yes I swear it's the truth, And I owe it all to you, I've had the time of my life, No I never felt like this before, Yes I swear it's the truth, And I owe it all to you, I've had the time of my life, No I never felt like this before, Yes I swear it's the truth , And I owe it all to you, I've had the time of my life, No I never felt like this before

Happy New Year by Abba:

No more champagne, And the fireworks are through, Here we are, me and you, Feeling lost and feeling blue, It's the end of the party, And the morning seems so grey, So unlike yesterday, Now's the time for us to say, Happy new year, Happy new year, May we all have a vision now and then, Of a world where every neighbor is a friend, Happy new year, Happy new year, May we all have our hopes, our will to try, If we don't we might as well lay down and die, You and I, Sometimes I see, How the brave new world arrives, And I see how it thrives, In the ashes of our lives, Oh yes, man is a fool, And he thinks he'll be okay, Dragging on, feet of clay, Never knowing he's astray, Keeps on going anyway, Happy new year, Happy new year, May we all have a vision now and then, Of a world where every neighbor is a friend, Happy new year, Happy new year, ay we all have our hopes, our will to try, If we don't we might as well lay down and die, You and I, Seems to me now, That the dreams we had before, Are all dead, nothing more, Than confetti on the floor, It's the end of a decade, In another ten years time, Who can say what we'll find, What lies waiting down the line, In the end of eighty-nine, Happy new year, Happy new year, May we all have a vision now and then, Of a world where every neighbor is a friend, Happy new year, Happy new year, May we all have our hopes, our will to try, If we don't we might as well lay down and die, You and I

Auld Lang Syne by James Taylor:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind?, Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne!, For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne, And surely ye'll be your pint stowp, And surely I'll be mine, And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne, For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne, We twa hae run about the braes, An pou'd the gowans fine, But we've wander'd mony a weary fitt, Sin' auld lang syne, For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne, We twa hae paidl'd in the burn, Frae morning sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar'd, Sin auld lang syne, For auld lang syne, my dear,For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne, And there's a hand, my trusty fiere, And gie's a hand o' thine, And we'll take a right gude-willie waught, For auld lang syne, For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne

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