{"id":2218164,"date":"2025-12-31T20:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2218164"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:20:36","slug":"happy-new-year-lyrics-abba-song-history-why-the-track-returns-every-january-abba-lyrics-music-new-years-day-new-years-eve-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-phot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/happy-new-year-lyrics-abba-song-history-why-the-track-returns-every-january-abba-lyrics-music-new-years-day-new-years-eve-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-phot\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Happy New Year\u2019 Lyrics: ABBA Song History &#038; Why the Track Returns Every January | ABBA, Lyrics, Music, New Year&#8217;s Day, new years eve | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/abba\/\" title=\"Abba\"><strong>ABBA<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s <strong><em>\u201cHappy New Year\u201d<\/em><\/strong> is one of the group\u2019s most reflective and emotional songs, resurfacing around the world every January.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the song from the iconic Swedish group is bounding up the streaming charts as people across the globe stream it ahead of New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2169052\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The song was originally released in December 1980 as part of their album <em>Super Trouper<\/em>, and originally had a limited single release. It has since grown to get a second life as an unofficial New Year\u2019s Eve anthem with its bittersweet tone and message about looking ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the lyrics to the chorus: \u201c<em>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\u2019t, we might as well lay down and die \/ You and I.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song reportedly had a very interesting working title (\u201cDaddy, Don\u2019t Get Drunk on Christmas Day\u201d), and even has an accompanying Spanish language version, \u201cFelicidad,\u201d which became a hit in parts of South America upon its release.<\/p>\n<p>The English version was also re-released in 1999, and again in 2008, charting across Europe. More than four decades later, it\u2019s become a seasonal staple.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u201cHappy New Year\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ABBA - Happy New Year (Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Uo0JAUWijM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Read the lyrics to \u201cHappy New Year\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.justjared.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABBA\u2018s \u201cHappy New Year\u201d is one of the group\u2019s most reflective and emotional songs, resurfacing around the world every January. Right now, the song from the iconic Swedish group is bounding up the streaming charts as people across the globe stream it ahead of New Year\u2019s Day. 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