It had to be this for 31 December, with the divine voice in a 1960 recording, originally written by Frank Loesser in 1947. Many other versions are out there, including Margaret Whiting in 1947, Dick Haymes & the Les Paul Trio in 1947, Spike Jones in 1956, Ramsey Lewis in 1961, Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles in 1963, Lena Hornein 1966, King Curtis in 1968, Johnny Mathis in 1969 and The Carpenters in 1978, and many more since, for this very occasion. Love, loneliness, melancholy, hope and despair, it's all here wrapped in gorgeous words and music a perspective that looks forwards and back. Happy New Year everyone. May it be better than before.
When the bells all ring and the horns all blow
And the couples we know are fondly kissing
Will I be with you or will I be among the missing?
Maybe it's much too early in the game
Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
What are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?
Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year, New Year's Eve
Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
I'd ever be the one you chose
Out of the thousand invitations you received
Ah, but in case I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?
Oh, what are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?
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