Do you Celebrate New year's Eve

I have never been keen on New Year's parties and am quite happy to be alone tomorrow evening.

I really do not like leaving my cats on their own, as the one especially is afraid of fireworks.

But I make myself a good dinner, listen to the Monarch's speech which in Denmark is a New Year Eve's event, not a Christmas one, phone my sisters-in-law in the early evening, as the one and her husband will either have guests or be guest somewhere, and the other, poor soul, will topple gratefully into bed at midnight as soon as she has given her ill husband his last pills of the day.

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^Now 60 yrs later, it will just be a quiet affair , homemade steak pie supper, dram of whiskey to toast the new year & bed^
I’m surprised to read that as a Scot you apparently drink Irish (or is it Bourbon) whiskey 🤣🤣🤣

Glen Moray whiskey- been in the cupboard a few years ha

We always went to a party hosted by neighbours, over the years, the parties became dinner parties with just 4 couples instead of about 40 people. The last dinner party was New Year 2020, then Covid reared it’s ugly head! Sadly there are only 4 of us left and we don’t bother to get together. I may watch the London fireworks before going to bed.
grammaretto I hope your operation goes well- you may have to wait for your New Year champagne until you get home!

Crumbs this was so good to read. I thought we were a couple of odd balls , sometimes we are in bed at 9.30, knackered. I usually cook us the evening meal each night and tomorrow I will try and make it extra special somehow. I had imagined that the rest of the world was out celebrating.

Happy New Year to you all.

Yes.

Entire family gathering - spread over tables, islands in many rooms and Santa's Christmas grotto.

Abundance of nibbles, fruit, small desserts, Prosecco.

Cheese straws, salmon coulibiac, sliced turkey crown, sliced beef fillet, breads, stuffed mushrooms, crudites - daughters' favourites.

Nexus63, we were the same growing up, getting to stay up late and given the weakest shandy once we got to 12/13. Now it’s just the two of us, we’ll see in the new year send text messages to family and go to bed.

I always loved New Years Eve, party time when I was younger. Now, I watch the fireworks all around and then celebrate my New Years Day Birthday! I was born at 3.20 am and remember my dad saying it was snowing so much that he had to get off his bike and walk to the hospital! Mom said the nurses were too busy celebrating to be much help, so she wasn't exactly excited to have the first baby of the year.

I genuinely think it's more of a thing for youngsters. I used to love it in my late teens and early 20's. nowadays we're usually at home and tucked up before midnight. If I had to choose I'd prefer to go out during the day on New Years Day.

Now 60 yrs later, it will just be a quiet affair , homemade steak pie supper, dram of whiskey to toast the new year & bed
I’m surprised to read that as a Scot you apparently drink Irish (or is it Bourbon) whiskey 🤣🤣🤣

I’ve never really liked NYE not even when I was younger as I found it a bit maudlin, I have seven grandchildren the eldest being 30 so for the last 30 years we have stayed in and babysat various grandchildren doing a little party for them and seeing who can stay up until midnight, I have far more enjoyment doing this than being out with a load of drunken partygoers and the grandchildren love it

I am from Europe and in Europe we always do

I have participated in some wonderful New Years Eve parties in the past, Christmas was always for the Children in the family (even though I don’t have any of my own) and NYE for the adults. Last year all the family got together in a holiday lodge to celebrate NYE but for me, it was spoiled as there were almost more children, ranging age from 2 months to teenagers,than adults, and the whole evening revolved around their entertainment!!! I had them all here over Christmas, and they have planned a similar family gathering for NYE, but I think I am going to make my excuses and have a quiet night at home in my own. I will cook a nice meal and have a bottle of my favourite wine, watch the fireworks, and see the old year out (it’s not been a good one) and welcome the New Year with optimism! My best wishes to you all for good health, much love and every happines, and I hope you enjoy the occasion, however you choose to spend it xxx

We very often spend a reasonably quiet evening with friends but this year, as we're due at the panto at 10.30am with DS , wife & our 2 DGSs, followed by a meal together, I think we'll be ready for a quiet evening in with the cats, a Box of chocolates, some fizz, the TV & an early night!!

11.45pm: We always head over to our corner bar for a toast into the New Year and to wish our bar friends well & my husband´s niece and her husband.

We have a round or 2 and then walk home. As we have one of our twin daughters and her husband here, they go out for the evening and we have their daughter with us & she has a Virgin non alcoholic cocktail ..

So we keep it early.

When my parents moved to England in the 60s the English didn’t really celebrate Hogmanay- all the Scots did- I remember first footing, parties would go on right through to the next day, all us kids would get to say up.
I remember watching Andy Stewart bringing in the bells.
Now 60 yrs later, it will just be a quiet affair , homemade steak pie supper, dram of whiskey to toast the new year & bed.

The best New Year’s Eve I’ve ever had was when we went to a random pub and at midnight everyone piled out into the street and we all danced. Now I’m too tired to stay up.

We always celebrate , usually with some friends. This year we are going to a New Year concert at a local pub with some Polish friends, an Italian friend and the rest are Aussies. Usually a couple of Scots but they can’t come this year. We used to have a big party and the kids would all go out at midnight bashing pots and pans and screeching. No longer, too much hard work and too much booze for us now.

I live in Edinburgh. The city celebrates so if you walk down the street you are included, citizens and tourists both. Two days plus to look forward to. Just going out for appropriate supplies .

(I'm not sure I'd be up for staying up until midnight any longer, I'd probably be dozing quietly in the corner if we went to a party).

It isn't really a special day for me any longer, we don't stay up late though I might make a special meal.

I am quite excited that for the first time in many years l am going out on New Year's Eve. One of my sons-in-law is doing a Disco/karaoke at the social club in a nearby village. All the family are going, my two daughters, my other son-in-law, two teenage grandsons and two little granddaughters. One of my granddaughters will be eight on New Year's Day so we will mark that as well after we've seen in the new year.

We live on the seafront and in the past just before midnight most of the village would appear on the top of the beach , if the tide was out we would be on the beach, there would be a lot of fireworks and a lot of champagne , it was a lovely tradition that went on for years but slowly the numbers decreased and we also had a few storms which prevented us going out so nowadays there is just a handful of people and it no longer feels the same. we will probably stay up have a glass or two of fizz then go to bed .

We lived in Scotland for 15 years and celebrated Hogmanay door to door first-footing with a bottle of whisky until the early hours. Nowadays (back inEngland and in our 80s) we just about manage to stay awake for "the bells" and after a quick chink of our glasses head off to bed.

No. My husband's anti-social.

When I was younger it was just another excuse to go out and party in the pubs. Now I don't do that, I don't understand what I'm celebrating ( never have done really). Same old stuff, another day.