Lightnin' Hopkins - Happy New Year

From the Texas blues guitarist,

this is the B-side to a 1953 single.

Momus - Fuck This Year

The artist known as Momus shares his feelings about the past year.

John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Yoko Ono has just put a bunch of John Lennon music

up on YouTube, including this Christmas classic.

"What have we done?"

Nat King Cole - Judy Garland - Happy New Year

Happy new year? No.

Nat King Cole recorded this one in 1958, but it was never released

until The Very Thought of You was reissued in 2007.

Judy Garland also recorded this one.

MØ - New Year's Eve

MØ co-wrote one of my favorite songs in 2015,

Lean On, by Major Lazer.

Here is a great song released last year, just in time for New Year's Eve.

Slade - Here's To The New Year

Seventies glam rockers, Slade, with a toast to the new year.

New Year

They're right you know; It's New Year's Eve everyday.

This tune features many of the artists from Sober & Gentle Records.

On to the next year, everything will be OK.

Harry Connick Jr. and George Jones - Nothing New for New Year (for Me)

This tear-jerker was written by Harry Connick Jr.

for his Harry For The Holidays album.

It features country great George Jones.

Judy K - X-mas Song (Longing For New Year)

This new Christmas tune was recorded live in Stockholm by the

pop singer, Judy K. It is a lovely song for all the folks who would

just like to get this holiday business over with.

Judy even sells anti-holiday sweaters on her website.

Of course, Stubby knew about this first.

The Walkmen - In The NewYear

"I know that it's true.

It's gonna be a good year."

~ The Walkmen

Alaska Campus - To The New Year

"New Year's is a harmless annual institution,

of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks,

and friendly calls and humbug resolutions."

~ Mark Twain

Update 31 Dec 2014:
All evidence of the band Alaska Campus seems to have been scrubbed
from the WWW.  I can't find this song anywhere right now.

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - New Year's Kiss

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone is dead.

Along with their song, Cold White Christmas, this is one

I will probably listen to at least once every year. 

Camera Obscura - New Year's Resolution

Here's another New Year song I hope you all love.

Camera Obscura have been making beautiful music since the mid 90's.

Making any resolutions this year?

Johnny Otis - Happy New Year, Baby

Johnny Otis would have been 92 years old today.

This tune from 1947 features vocals by Lem Tally and Cathy Cooper.

Nyusha - It's A New Year

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. 

We are going to put words on them ourselves. 

The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.” 
― Edith Lovejoy Pierce

The Rescues - Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year

“Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.” 
― Walter Scott

Ohbijou - New Years

Here's a swell New Year tune from

the Canadian band, Ohbijou.

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors,

and let every new year find you a better man."

~ Benjamin Franklin

Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze

The years go by so fast.

Let's hope the next beats the last.