Text Examples for
New Years Eve

New Year's Eve
December 31

Please visit The Holiday Card Shop for our complete selection of Holiday related products. From hundreds of Christmas Card designs to Foil Stationery. Advent Wreaths, Hanukkah Cards, African American Cards, lovely gifts to foil embossed seals. The Holiday Card Shop, our affiliate store.

A Brand New Year:
A brand new year 200? is here,
Open your heart and be of good cheer.
A year full of promise and good things to come.
In your list of resolutions, let good deeds be one.
Help one another and give of your love,
for that will be pleasing to the Father above.
[ top ]     
Auld Langs Syne:
Auld Lang Syne The song, "Auld Lang Syne," playing in the background, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, it was first published in 1796 after Burns' death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scotch tune, "Auld Lang Syne" literally means "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to min'?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' Lang syne?

For auld Lang syne1, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

We twa hae run aboot the braes2
And pu'd the gowans3 fine.
We've wandered mony a weary foot,
Sin' auld Lang syne.

For auld Lang syne, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

We twa hae paidled i' the burn4,
From morning sun till dine5,
But seas between us braid6 hae roared
Sin' auld Lang syne.

For auld Lang syne, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

And ther's a hand, my trusty fiere7,
And gie's a hand o' thine;
We'll tak a right gude-willie waught8,
For auld Lang syne.

For auld Lang syne, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

And surely ye'll be9 your pint-stowp10,
And surely I'll be mine;
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

1auld lang syne: long ago
2braes: slopes
3gowans: daisies
4burn: stream
5dine: dinner, noon
6braid: broad
7fiere: friend
8right gude-willie waught: a very hearty swig
9be: pay for
10pint-stowp: pint-cup
[ top ]     
New Year Traditions:
Traditions of the season include the making of New Year's resolutions.
That tradition also dates back to the early Babylonians. Popular modern
resolutions might include the promise to lose weight or quit smoking.
The early Babylonian's most popular resolution was to
return borrowed farm equipment.
The Tournament of Roses Parade dates back to 1886.
In that year, members of the Valley Hunt Club decorated their carriages with
flowers. It celebrated the ripening of the orange crop in California.

Although the Rose Bowl football game was first played as a part of the
Tournament of Roses in 1902, it was replaced by Roman chariot races the
following year.
In 1916, the football game returned as the sports centerpiece of the festival.
[ top ]     
For Luck in the New Year:
Traditionally, it was thought that one could affect the luck they would have throughout
the coming year by what they did or ate on the first day of the year.
For that reason, it has become common for folks to celebrate the first few minutes
of a brand new year in the company of family and friends.
Parties often last into the middle of the night after the ringing in of a new year. It was once believed
that the first visitor on New Year's Day would bring either good luck or bad luck the rest of the year.
It was particularly lucky if that visitor happened to be a tall dark-haired man.

Traditional New Year foods are also thought to bring luck.
Many cultures believe that anything in the shape of a ring is good luck,
because it symbolizes "coming full circle," completing a year's cycle.
For that reason, the Dutch believe that eating doughnuts
on New Year's Day will bring good fortune.
[ top ]     
Happy New Year to You:
A new year is beginning to peak through
softly beautiful and different like new falling snow,
each day unique and shaped just for you.
Your life adding something as each day does grow.
My wish for your new year is beauty
and softness with surprises thrown in for delight.
Love for each day bringing happiness to you,
making your life a scene of sparkle and shining sunlight.
[ top ]     
Recipe For a Happy New Year:
Take twelve whole months.
Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness,
hate, and jealousy.
Make them just as fresh and clean as possible.

Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or
thirty-one different parts,
but don't make up the whole batch at once.
Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients.

Mix well into each day one part of faith,
one part of patience, one part of courage,
and one part of work.
Add to each day one part of hope,
faithfulness, generosity, and kindness.
Blend with one part prayer, one part meditation,
and one good deed.
Season the whole with a dash of good spirits,
a sprinkle of fun, a pinch of play,
and a cup full of good humor.

Pour all of this into a vessel of love.
Cook thoroughly over radiant joy,
garnish with a smile,
and serve with quietness, unselfishness,
and cheerfulness.
You're bound to have a happy new year.
[ top ]     
Sailing Into The New Year:
God built and launched this year for you;
Upon the bridge you stand;
It's your ship, aye, your own ship,
And you are in command.
Just what the twelve months' trip will do
Rests wholly, solely, friend, with you.

Your logbook kept from day to day
My friend, what will it show?
Have you on your appointed way
Made progress, yes or no?
The log will tell, like guiding star,
The sort of captain that you are.

For weal or woe this year is yours;
Your ship is on life's sea
You acts, as captain, must decide
Whichever it shalll be;
So now in starting on your trip,
Ask God to help you sail your ship.
[ top ]     
The Unknown Future:
Life is a book in volumes three--
The past, the present, and the yet-to-be.
The past is written and laid away,
The present we're writing every day,
And the last and best of volumes three
Is locked from sight -- God keeps the key.
[ top ]     
The Unknown:
I do not know what still awaits,
Or what the morrow brings;
But with the glad salute of faith,
I hail its open wings!

For this I know -- that in my Lord
Shall all my needs be met;
And I can trust the heart of him Who has not failed me yet..
[ top ]     
Advice for living in the new year.:
Life is a journey; I will live it trustingly: "though I walk through the valley of the shadow ... I will fear no evil: for thou art with me"
(Psalm 23:4)

Life is a battle: I will live it courageously: "Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid; for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Joshua 1:9)

Life is a mission; I will live it helpfully: "Be ye kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another"
(Ephesians 4:32)

Life is a task; I will live it obediently: "we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight"
(1 John 3:22)
[ top ]     
Fruity Fruit Shake:
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup apple juice
1 ripe banana, peeled
5 or 6 strawberries
1 carton (8 ounces) fruit yogurt
2 teaspoons honey
4 or 5 ice cubes
In an electric blender, combine orange juice, apple juice, banana,
strawberries, yogurt and honey. Process until well combined.
Refrigerate until chilled. If you want to drink these drinks right away,
then add the ice cubes also when blending
[ top ]     
Strawberry-Banana Smoothie:
1 package yogurt (8 oz)
1 small ripe banana, peeled
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup apple juice In an electric blender, combine yogurt (I like to use strawberry/banana yogurt),
banana, strawberries and apple juice and blend.
Served chilled.
[ top ]     
4 Fruit Drink:
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 pint vanilla ice cream

In a large container, combine orange juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, and
lemon juice. Refrigerate, covered, until well chilled. Add sugar to juice
mixture, mix well. Add ice cream, beat with a wire whisk until blended.
[ top ]     
Orange Float:
1/2 cup orange juice, chilled
1/2 cup ginger ale, chilled
1 scoop vanilla ice cream In a tall glass, combine orange juice and ginger
ale, stir to mix. Add ice cream. Serve with an iced tea spoon and a straw.
[ top ]     
Vegetable Juice Cocktail:
1 quart tomato juice
4 ribs celery, chopped
4 carrots, chopped
1 tablespoon mince onion
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper In blender, combine half of the tomato juice,
celery, carrots, onion, lemon juice,
Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and black pepper.
Cover and blend on high speed 10 to 15 seconds,
or until smooth. Pour into pitcher. Repeat process with
remaining half of ingredients, add to pitcher and stir to combine.
Cover and refrigerate to let flavors blend. Serve chilled.
[ top ]     
Mock Margaritas:
1 can (12 oz) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed, undiluted
1 can (12 oz) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed, undiluted
1 cup confectioner's sugar
6 cups finely crushed ice
1 bottle (1 liter) club soda, chilled
Lime slices
Coarse salt In a 4 quart non-metal container, combine lemonade
concentrate, limeade concentrate, confectioners' sugar and crushed ice,
mix well. Cover and freeze, stirring occasionally. Remove container
from freezer about 30 minutes before serving time, let stand at room
temperature to thaw slightly. Spoon 2 cups slush mixture into blender. Add 1
cup club soda. Cover and blend until slushy smooth. To serve, rub rum of glass with lime slice and dip rim in coarse salt, then fill the glass
with the drink. Garnish with lime slice.
[ top ]     
Traditional New Year:
Here's to the bright New Year
And a fond farewell to the old;
Here's to the things that are yet to come
And to the memories that we hold.
[ top ]     
Life in the New Year:
Life I am the new year.
I am an unspoiled page in your book of time.

I am your next chance at the art of living.

I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months.

All that you sought and didn't find is hidden in me, waiting for you to search it out with more determination.

All the good that you tried for and didn't achieve is mine to grant when you have fewer conflicting desires.

All that you dreamed but didn't dare to do, all that you hoped but did not will, all the faith that you claimed but did not have -- these slumber lightly, waiting to be awakened by the touch of a strong purpose.

I am your opportunity to renew your allegiance to Him who said, "behold, I make all things new." I am the new year.
[ top ]     
New Year Wishes:
May peace fill all the empty spaces around you
And in you, may contentment answer all your wishes.

May comfort be yours, warm and soft like a sigh.
And may the coming year show you that every day is really a first day, a new year.

Let abundance be your constant companion,
so that you have much to share.

May mirth be near you always, like a lamp shining brightly on the many paths you travel. May you be true love.
[ top ]     
If This is to be a Happy New Year ...:
If this is to be a Happy New Year, a year of usefulness,
a year in which we shall live to make this earth better,
it is because God will direct our pathway.
How important then, to feel our dependence upon Him!
[ top ]     
Another Year for Thee:
Another year is dawning!
Dear Master, let it be,
In working or in waiting,
Another year with Thee!

Another year of leaning
Upon Thy loving breast,
Of even deeper trusting,
Of quiet, happy rest.

Another year of mercies,
Of faithfulness and grace;
Another year of gladness,
In the shining of Thy face.

Another year of progress, Another year of praise; Another year of proving Thy presence "all the days." Another year of service, Of witness to Thy love; Another year of training For holier work above. Another year is dawning! Dear Master, let it be, On earth, or else in heaven, Another year for Thee!
[ top ]     
New Years Eve:
May your children love you as you love them.
May they prosper and give you great joy.
May great health, and happiness be upon you and your family all the New Year.
May your house, car and yard be low maintenance.
May your dog be warmth and a comfort to you.
May your work be rich, self satisfying and rewarding.
May the people you love and care for, love and care for you.
May you find true love, happiness, and contentment.
May this years problems be all in the pass.
May God Bless you and walk with you forever.
May every day be wonderful and rewarding for you.

HAPPY NEW YEAR
MAY THIS BE YOUR BEST YEAR EVER
(Submitted by Carolyn Marvinetz, Michigan)
[ top ]     
New Year Cheer:
At the sound of the tolling midnight bell
A brand new year will begin.
Let's raise our hopes in a confidant toast,
To the promise it ushers in.

May your battles be few, your pleasure many,
Your wishes and dreams fulfilled.
May your confidence stand in the face of loss
And give you the strength to rebuild.

May peace of heart fill all your days
May serenity grace your soul.
May tranquil moments bless your life
and keep your spirit whole.
[ top ]     
Tiny Bubbles:
Tiny bubbles in the wine,
Make me happy, make me feel fine,
Tiny bubbles make me warm all over
With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you 'til the end of time.

So here's to the golden moon,
And here's to the silver sea,
But most of all a toast to you and me

Tiny bubbles in the wine,
Make me happy, make me feel fine,
Tiny bubbles make me warm all over
With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you 'til the end of time.

So here's to the ginger lei
I give to you today
And here's a kiss that will not fade away.
Tiny bubbles in the wine,
Make me happy, make me feel fine,
Tiny bubbles make me warm all over
With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you 'til the end of time.
[ top ]     
Requests For the New Year:
What shall I ask for the coming year?
What shall my watchword be?
What should thou do for m, dear Lord?
What can I do for thee?

Lord, I would ask for a holy year,
Spent in thy perfect will.
Help me to walk in thy very steps;
Help me to please thee still.

Lord, I would ask for a trustful year,
Give me thy faith divine,
Taking my full inheritance,
Making thy fulness mine!

Lord, I would ask for a year of love;
O let me love thee best!
Give me the love that faileth not
Beneath the hardest test.

Lord, I would ask for a year of prayer,
Teach me to walk with thee;
Breathe in my heart the Spirit's prayer;
Pray thou thy prayer in me!

Lord, I would ask for the dying world,
Stretch forth thy mighty hand;
Thy truth proclaim, thy power display
This year in every land.

Lord, I would ask for a year of joy;
Thy peace, thy joy divine,
Springing undimmed through all the days
Be thy days of shade or shine.

Lord, I ask for a year of hope,
Looking for thee to come,
And hastening on that year of years
That brings us Christ and Home..
[ top ]     
50 Things you don:
1- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2- Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3- There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4- The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5- A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6- There are more chickens than people in the world.
7- The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
8- On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
9- All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
10- No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
11- "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
12- Almonds are a member of the peach family.
13- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
14- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
15- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
16- Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
17- In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
18- Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
19- The characters Bert & Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
20- A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
21- A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
22- It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
23- The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
24- In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
25- The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
26- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
27- There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
28- The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
29- A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
30- A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
31- Elvis had a twin brother named Aaron, who died at birth, which is why Elvis' middle name was spelled Aron: in honor of his brother. It is also misspelled on his tomb stone.
32- Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
33- More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
34- Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
35- Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
36- Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes on one foot.
37- If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
38- Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
39- Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.
40- The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
41- The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start.
42- TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
43- The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
44- A snail can sleep for 3 years.
45- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
46- The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
47- Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with a population of 1,000 and a size of 108.7 acres.
48- "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
49- No president of the United states was an only child.
And last and definitely most important:
50- The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
[ top ]     
How to Say Happy New Year in::
English Translation
Afgani: Saale Nao Mubbarak
Afrikaans: Gelukkige nuwe jaar
Albanian: Gezuar Vitin e Ri
Arabic: Antum salimoun
Assyrian: shitukh hoya brikhta (may your year be blessed)
Bengali: Shuvo Nabo Barsho
Bulgarian: ×åñòèòà Íîâà Ãîäèíà(pronounced "Chestita Nova Godina")
Chinese: Chu Shen Tan
Corsican Language: Pace e Salute
Cymraeg (Welsh): Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Czechoslovakia: Scastny Novy Rok
Denish: Godt Nytår
Dutch: GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!
Eskimo: Kiortame pivdluaritlo
Estonians: Head uut aastat!
Finnish: Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French: Bonne Annee
Gaelic: Bliadhna mhath ur
German: Prosit Neujahr
Greek: Kenourios Chronos
Hawaiian: Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew: L'Shannah Tovah
Hindi: Nahi varsh ka shub kamna
Hungarian: Boldog £j vet k¡v nok!
Indonesian: Selamat Tahun Baru
Iraqi: Sanah Jadidah
Irish: Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian: Felice anno nuovo
Kannada: Hosa Varushadha Shubhashayagalu
Kisii: SOMWAKA OMOYIA OMUYA
Khmer: Sua Sdei tfnam tmei
Laotian: Sabai dee pee mai
Nepal: Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana
Norwegian: Godt Nyttår
Papua New Guinea: Nupela yia i go long yu
Philippines Manigong Bagong Taon
Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese: Feliz Ano Novo
Punjabi: Nave sal di mubarak
Romanian: AN NOU FERICIT
Russian: S Novim Godom
Serbo-Croatian: Sretna nova godina
Sindhi: Nayou Saal Mubbarak Hoje
Singhalese: Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak: A stastlivy Novy Rok
Somali: Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican!
Spanish: Feliz Ano ~Nuevo
Swahili: Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº
Swedish: GOTT NYTT ÅR! /Gott nytt år!
Sudanese: Warsa Enggal
Tamil: Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal
Telegu: Noothana samvatsara shubhakankshalu
Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish: Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian: Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku
Urdu: Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho
Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Tan Nien
[ top ]