{"id":2217713,"date":"2025-12-31T12:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2217713"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:33:31","slug":"3-new-years-eve-songs-for-a-low-key-start-to-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/3-new-years-eve-songs-for-a-low-key-start-to-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Year’s Eve Songs for a Low-Key Start to the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For most, New Year\u2019s Eve is a grand celebration, kicking off all the great happenings that will come during the new year. Although can\u2019t the grandeur sometimes take away from the questions we need to ask ourselves ahead of the new year? Can\u2019t the high-energy tone distract us from what transpired over the last year? We don\u2019t know, but it\u2019s certainly worth thinking about. If you agree with that perspective and are looking for a more low-key NYE celebration and start to the new year, here are three songs to add to your playlist. <\/p>\n

\u201cA Long December\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0by Counting Crows<\/h3>\n
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Unlike quintessential New Year\u2019s Eve songs such as \u201cCelebrate\u201d and \u201cI Wanna Dance With Somebody\u201d, you will not find yourself dancing and clinking glasses of champagne to Counting Crows<\/a>\u2018 1996 single, \u201cA Long December\u201d. Rather, you will likely be casually sipping on a cocktail or sitting at home, contemplating what has happened in the last year and what is to come.<\/p>\n

Released in 1996, this song is a good wrench thrown in the borderline cringy positivity of the New Year\u2019s holiday. Yes, we sound very skeptical right now, but hey, NYE\u2019s grandeur can get a bit old. If you are of a like mind and are looking to go into the new year differently, then this is the song for you. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy Dear Acquaintance (Happy New Year)\u201d<\/strong> by Regina Spektor <\/h3>\n
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So many New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations consist of libations and playful and entertaining conversation, which is an awesome thing in doses, don\u2019t get us wrong. However, in these instances, when that clock strikes 12, you don\u2019t find yourself asking the gritty, real, and hard questions that need to be answered, and the potential of that happening is completely diminished when \u201cRaise Your Glass\u201d\u00a0by P!nk starts playing. <\/p>\n

Well, if you want to ask yourself those questions come January 1, 2026, then put on Regina Spektor\u2019s cover of Peggy Lee\u2019s \u201cMy Dear Acquaintance (Happy New Year)\u201d. Frankly, if you are of a certain disposition, you might regret turning this song on, because your brain will start to run, and just maybe, the tears as well. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis Will Be Our Year<\/strong>\u201d by The Zombies<\/h3>\n
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If you need a pickup for the new year ahead, here you have it, in musical form. Released in 1968, The Zombies\u2019 single \u201cThis Will Be Our Year\u201d is a hopeful anthem celebrating the year to come. However, it doesn\u2019t just blindly celebrate what is to come, as it also dwells upon the hardships that have happened.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clich\u00e9 but true that the sweetest fruit takes the longest to grow, and that is seemingly what The Zombies are saying in this song. So, if your 2025 wasn\u2019t ideal, throw this song on and just remember that there is, in fact, hope. <\/p>\n

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