10 SONGS TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR

Here we go, let the annual observance of a new year and what it hopes to hold begin. Start posting your resolutions, your self promises that we know we'll eventually get around to breaking, join the gym you might go to 3 times, start your 3 day diet, lose 5 pounds and gain back 10, and tell yourself you're gonna complain less but find yourself complaining more. The one thing that does stand consistent and doesn't change, is the music that always takes us through year after year, the New Years standards. Here is our list of a few classic and a few newer "ring in the new year" songs ...


Barry Manilow - "It's Just Another New Years Eve"


Dan Fogelberg - "Same Old Lang Syne"


Sugarland - "Maybe Baby (New Years Day)"


Harry Connick, Jr and George Jones - "Nothing New For New Years"

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - "New Years Resolution"

Judy Garland - "Happy New Year "

Ella Fitzgerald - "What Are You Doing New Years Eve?"

Norah Jones - "Peace"


Merle Haggard - "If We Make It Through December"

Corey Smith - "Maybe Next Year"

OUR NEW YEARS WISH TO YOU

It's a new year and you can almost smell the resolutions in the air. It's another year gone by and another chance to start fresh, wipe your slate clean. It's a year for redemption and progress. It's another year to let things go, to forgive and to move forward. It's also time to appreciate each other, including every person you've encountered through your life thus far. They've all taught you something - to live, to love, to be the kind of person you want to be or to show you the kind of person you don't want to be. Good or bad, they're all life lessons. The world may not be a kind place right now, but that doesn't mean that you can't be. This year, be kinder, be more caring, be gentler, be stronger, be more patient, more tolerant and more grateful. Be less judgemental, less thoughtless and more thoughtful, less focused on the things that really don't matter in the big picture and more focused on what you can do to improve things instead of taking away from them.

2015 is going to be a big year for new artists, a new year for country music and we promise to continue to support them both and to support the fans that make them great. We hope that you will appreciate the music we bring to you and help us support those artists as well. We hope that you will bring new artists to our attention that we may not have heard of and that we can all come together and share the power of music and get more of it heard than what's being heard now.

This year, include a resolution to make a difference in someones life whether it be through music, volunteering your time, giving a dollar to a homeless person without questioning what the dollar will be used for, remember to say thank you not just for the big things but the smallest act of kindness, or even just smile at a stranger on the street instead of hurrying by and if you're really feeling kind, add a quick verbal "hello". One small act of kindness has the ability to make a huge difference in a life or just somebody's day. It might take their mind off of something that's affected them, even if only for a minute. We all have time (you obviously have free time because you're reading this), it doesn't cost a dime to make someone smile. I wish everyone a very happy New Year and hope that someone makes you smile and does something for you that improves your outlook on your current situation.

There is a song by the legendary Oak Ridge Boys that brings me the feeling of being humbled when I need it and makes me ask myself - "Did I Make a Difference?". Read the lyrics, listen to the song and I bet you ask yourself that same question. Well, what's your answer? In 2015, be a difference for someone, make their lives just a little better in some way.

I'm caught up in the push and shove
The daily grind, burning time, spinning wheels
I wonder what I'm doing here
Day to day. year to year, standing still

Somewhere there's a teacher with a heart that never quits
Staying after school to help some inner city kids
A mother who's a volunteer, a soldier in the fight
I can't help but ask myself when I lay down at night

Did I make a difference in somebody's life?
What hurts did I heal? What wrongs did I right?
Did I raise my voice in defense of the truth?
Did I lend my hand to the destitute?
When my race Is run, when my song is sung
Will I have to wonder, did I make a difference?
Did I make a difference?

I've been, working hard to make a living
And forgetting what true living is
Taking more than giving, something's missing
Lord, how long can I go on like this?

There's a lonely old man down the street
And I should be ashamed
I've never been to see him, I don't even know his name
There's kids without their supper in my own neighborhood
Will I look back someday and say that I did all I could?

Did I make a difference in somebody's life?
What hurts did I heal? What wrongs did I right?
Did I raise my voice in defense of the truth?
Did I lend my hand to the destitute?
When my race is run, when my song is sung
Will I have to wonder, did I make a difference?
Did I make a difference?

Happy New Year to all of you, new friends and old. We appreciate every one of you and thank you for being our "lessons" in 2014. I think Josh Pruno sums it up in his version of "Same Old Lang Syne". "

"We drank a toast to innocence

 We drank a toast to time

 Reliving in our eloquence

 Another Old Lang Syne"

Love,
Jenn, "The Johns", Anthony and Alyse

COUNTRY REWIND: RODNEY ATKINS RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH FOX NEWS

CLICK HERE TO WATCH RODNEY'S PERFORMANCE

Rodney Atkins helped FOX News ring in 2014 with a performance of "It's America" on their All American New Year's Eve special on Tuesday, 12/31. If you missed it, click the link above to watch the performance.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: BE THE BIRD

Songwriter Marc Beeson said it best today when summing up how to take on the new year ... "Let's all resolve to be 'the bird' this year" ... I think I agree! Happy New Year to the Flock!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LOVIN' LYRICS

It's another year gone by and another chance to start fresh, wipe your slates clean. It's a year for redemption and progress. It's another year to let bygones be bygones, to forgive and let go and to move forward. It's also time to appreciate each other, including every person you've encountered through your life thus far. They've all taught you something - to live, to love, to be the kind of person you want to be or to show you the kind of person you don't want to be. Good or bad, they're all life lessons. This year, be kinder, be more caring, be gentler, be stronger, be more patient, more tolerant and more grateful. Be less judgemental, less thoughtless and more thoughtful, less focused on the things that really don't matter in the big picture and more focused on what you can do to improve things instead of taking away from them. 
2014 is going to be a big year for new artists and we promise to continue to support new music. We hope that you will appreciate the music we bring to you and help us support those artists as well. We hope that you will bring new artists to our attention that we may not have heard of and that we can all come together and share the power of music and get more of it heard than what's being heard now.
Happy New Year to all of you, new friends and old. We appreciate every one of you and thank you for being our "lessons" in 2013.

STRIKING MATCHES ADDED TO LINEUP FOR NASHVILLE'S NEW YEARS EVE "BASH ON BROADWAY"

New country duo Striking Matches has been added to the lineup for this year's New Year’s Eve “Bash On Broadway,” in Nashville. The free concert and street party is being headlined by Hank Williams Jr and will also feature Brett Eldredge and Blackberry Smoke.

Striking Matches will start the party at 6:30 p.m., followed by the raising of a 15-ft. tall musical note. Storme Warren from GAC will host the fun between 1st and 5th Avenues, which will end with a finale including the dropping of the musical note, fireworks, and the firing of confetti cannons when the clock strikes midnight.

For more information, go to www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve.

HANK JR TO HEADLINE FREE 2013 NEW YEARS EVE "BASH ON BROADWAY" IN NASHVILLE

Nashville, Tenn. (October 1, 2013) – Grammy award-winning country singer/songwriter Hank Williams Jr. will headline the fifth annual Music City New Year’s Eve ‘Bash on Broadway’ event in downtown Nashville, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC) announced today. A city that knows how to throw a good party, Music City will once again offer one of the biggest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the country with multiple days of free live music and Nashville’s own midnight “Music Note Drop®.”

“Football, football and Hank! All our rowdy friends are staying over this year,” said Butch Spyridon, president and CEO of the NCVC. “This may be the best end-of-year “mash-up” we have ever had with the Titans, the SEC and Hank ringing in the New Year. Are you ready?”

“This year is going to be very special on New Year’s Eve,” says Hank Williams Jr. “December 31st will mark the 60th anniversary of daddy’s death. For years, I have not performed on New Year’s Eve in honor of my father, but this year is a monumental year in the history of Hank Williams. If daddy would have lived, he would have been 90 years old this year. I hope Music City is ready to boogie woogie, because Bocephus is going bring the party to Nashville.”

Sponsors of this year’s New Year’s Eve ‘Bash on Broadway’ include Miller Lite, Coors Light, Jack Daniel’s, Advance Financial 24/7 and McDonald’s.

Announcement of additional artists will be forthcoming. For the latest details about talent and events, visit www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve.

RING IN NEW YEARS EVE WITH LOVE AND THEFT, STRIKING MATCHES AND MORE LIVE FROM MUSIC CITY

Don't miss this year's event. It just gets bigger and better every year! 

The event starts with the all-new Family Hour, 7-8pm, with Lennon & Maisy Stella (Connie Britton's daughters on "Nashville"), raising of the Music Note, fireworks, and more! 

The Fray, Sixpence None the Richer, Love and Theft, and Striking Matches take the stage for the main event. Count down to midnight for the Music Note Drop®, fireworks, and confetti cannons! 

Send off 2012 with a bang and start out 2013 the right way - the Music City way!

Don't worry about driving on New Year's Eve - book a vacation package that includes a hotel of your choice and transportation from Grand Avenue.

Can't make it but still want to experience Music City on the last day of the year? The entire show will stream live HERE! Tune in 6:30pm-12:30am on December 31.

GO HERE FOR ALL THINGS NEW YEARS EVE IN NASHVILLE - ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED TO GET THROUGH THE NIGHT!

MUSIC CITY NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH ON BROADWAY

Ring in 2013 and rock out 2012  with your closest friends, family and neighbors at Nashville’s New Year’s Eve party on Lower Broadway. Bring your party hats, party horns, and New Years resolutions and come prepared to make some noise. Count down to the evening's end with fireworks, kissing whoever and a midnight "Music Note Drop®"!

THE FRAY, SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER, LOVE AND THEFT, AND STRIKING MATCHES WILL BE PLAYING THIS YEAR.

The FREE downtown street party starts at 7:00 on New Year’s Eve. So, come out and celebrate the Music City way.

Just a "note": they will be dropping a 15-foot-tall red music note to kick off the new year. The "Music Note Drop®" will descend 115 feet to trigger a fireworks display and major confetti cannons at midnight!

2012: A New Year, New Possibilities and Another Chance to Do Things Right. Happy New Year!

2012 is finally upon us, only a few more hours left in 2011. As you make your way into the new year, please remember that while it is a new year, the "happy" part is up to you! Throw out the baggage that came with the past year and start a new journey, a new chapter in your life that is leading to a happy ending. The year is what you make it and you do have the ability to make it a good one, even if life around you says otherwise. Take 2012 by the horns, turn it around, look it in the eye and let it know that this time, you're living it your way and on your terms. If you're going out tonight, please use caution and if you're gonna drink, bring a designated driver or take a taxi. The most dangerous person isn't always the other person if you've had too much to drink. Welcome this new year responsibly and with enthusiasm. Thank you all for your love and support! HAPPY New Year to all of you! Now let's show 2011 how it's gonna be done!

Put a Little Country in Your Rockin' New Years Eve: Country New Year's Eve Television Performances

Just in case you wanted to put a little country in your New Years Eve and ring in 2012 with a little whiskey instead of champagne!

(All times are Eastern, so check your local listings for your area)

Trace Adkins and Big & Rich  

FOX News: "All American New Year" 11:00pm

   

    

Lauren Alaina, Rodney Atkins, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith and Joe Nichols

FOX-TV "American Country New Year's Eve Live" 11:00pm 

The Band Perry 

ABC "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve" 10:00pm 

Blake Shelton 

NBC "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" 10:00pm