Under these songs millions of people celebrate the New Year. Russian and English, children and adults, humorous and lyrical - these compositions conquered the hit parades.
In our today's Top 10, we included the most famous New Year songs. They will certainly help create the right mood in any company. It's time for everyone to plunge into the atmosphere of celebration, magic and fun.
10. Lyudmila Gurchenko - 5 Minutes
This song from the film "Carnival Night" in 1956 became the real New Year's anthem of the USSR. Today, even those who have never watched a single film with Lyudmila Gurchenko in their life know by heart the words of the legendary song.
9. “Wham!” - Last Christmas
George Michael wrote this famous Christmas composition in 1984 when he was a member of the duet “Wham!”. The song instantly became popular not only in the native for Wham! Britain, but all over the world.
8. Mariah Carey - “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
The song was written in 1994 and is loved by millions of people around the world. No less popular than the musical composition itself is the clip with charming Mariah in a Santa costume.
7. New Year's Toys
The first this New Year hit was performed by Arkady Khoralov. In the mid-1980s, the song literally conquered radio and television. Today, the most famous variations are New Year's Toys performed by Anita Tsoi and Natalie.
6. A Christmas Tree Was Born in the Forest
The best children's New Year’s song was born in 1903 along with a poem by Raisa Kudasheva. The music for The Christmas Tree was written by amateur composer Leonid Berkman 2 years later.
5. Jingle Bells
The most popular English-language Christmas song was written in 1957 by James Lord Pierpont. By the way, Jingle Bells are special iridescent bells that were previously mounted on carts, and today are often used as a musical instrument.
4. "Mummy Troll" - Happy New Year, baby!
For the first time this song was performed in public on the night of 12/31/1988. 01/01/1989 However, on television, the song sounded only 10 years later. Ilya Lagutenko wrote the original composition while serving in the army.
3. "Disco Crash" - New Year
The song was written on the eve of 1999. And 14 years later, “New Year's” remains an invariable attribute of every corporate party, a friendly party and just gatherings in a fun company.
2. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
This popular New Year song is actually the 16th century English Christmas carol. It is not known who was its author, but this hit remains popular for more than 4 centuries in a row.
1. "Abba" - Happy New Year
The song was released in 1980 as part of the ABBA Super Trouper album. It is noteworthy that the working title of this lyrical composition was rather funny: Daddy, Don’t Get Drunk On Christmas Day (Daddy, don't get drunk on Christmas day).
