We used to go dancing with friends at our favorite honky-tonk. Now, I'll watch football and go to bed early. I have a 7:00 tee time on New Year's Day, although it looks like it might be too cold to play.
In my village pub, with the horny handed sons of toil, their long suffering wives, the sleek retired Foreign Office (State Dept to our American friends) types, Sir George Cloak and Sir Christopher Dagger. I expect Lady Cloak and Lady Dagger will put in an appearance. Our vicar, missing for most of the year, may show up and bless something. Dr Hyde (truly) will be on hand to revive the wilters.
The youth of the village - those under 50 - may have the good sense to stay at home and watch Jools Holland.
I may shame myself and, in a break with tradition, bring a youth of my own.
@FreestyleArt I usually stayed on New Year’s Eve but one time my brother-in-law was alone with his kids, his fiancé had gone to California to visit her brother. He called and invited me & my daughter over. We brought food and stayed till a little after midnight and then headed home. Saw someone try to beat a train and go around the barrier arms. He missed getting hit by that train by maybe a foot or less. I don’t want to go anywhere on New Year’s Eve, not even a store.