Playlist for December 31, 2017: Ringing out the Auld/Old!

Reality sucks, ya know that? I mean, here we all are, feasting and festivus-ing our respective holidays away, imbibing/inhaling/enabling/etc., and then CRASH. It's over and we have to come home and vacuum. Like we have to get an oil change, and shovel (oh, lots of shoveling!!!), and see the dentist. Mundane reality sneaks back in, as if it never left, and hijacks all your Christmas spirit, humbugging its way into your psyche like dried out tree needles clogging your Hoover. Hey, I still have leftovers! I want to party! ESPECIALLY in 10 degree weather...

So I guess that's what New Year's Eve is all about, Charlie Brown. One last huzz-ZAH before we get 90 days in the slammer (aka Winter).  A non-holiday streak of rock salt, wind chill, and long underwear (that you SHOULD wash mid-way, okay?). Valentines Day doesn't count. That's for 20-somethings, not a Woman Of Substance (Note Caps. I'm Serious.) So 2 on the Aisle is going to do its best to PAR-TEE!!!

We have Angela, Jerry Herman, The Wild Party, Spike Jones' cocktails, and Elaine and her vodka martinis (Am I wrong? Was it gin? I don't think she was picky.) We'll Put On The Ritz, have lunch on Sunset, Fasten Our Seatbelts, and go to A Marvelous Party. Are ya wit me??  Cuz soon enough, we'll be wearing flannels under those tails and ear muffs with those top hats, for the next 3 months. Party hearty, and happy new year! :)


It's Today (Angela Lansbury, Mame)
Top Hat, White Tie And Tails (Fred Astaire, Top Hat)
The Life Of The Party (David Wayne, Happy Time)
I Went To A Marvelous Party (Noel Coward)
Fasten Your Seatbelts (Len Cariou, Lauren Bacall, Applause)
Such A Merry Party (Ensemble, Little Mary Sunshine)
Dry (Ensemble, The Wild Party)
Well, Did You Evah? (Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, High Society)
Cocktails For Two (Spike Jones, Spike Jones Classic)
The Perfect Year (Patti Lupone, Sunset Boulevard)
Let's Have Lunch (Kevin Anderson, Meredith Braun, Daniel Benzali,
      Sunset Boulevard)
With One Look (Patti Lupone, Sunset Boulevard)
Zip (Jo Hurt, Pal Joey)
Zip (Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch At Liberty)
Somebody's Going To Through A Big Party (Ensemble, Fifty Million
      Frenchmen)
The Way You Look Tonight (Fred Astaire, Swing Time)
I Want To Be Seen With You (Sydney Chaplin, Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl)
Shall We Dance (Bobby Short, K-RA-ZY For Gershwin)
Let's Face The Music And Dance (Fred Astaire, Follow The Fleet)
The Last Part Of Every Party (Ensemble, Irene)
The Worst Pies In London (Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd)
That's How Young I Feel (Angela Lansbury, Mame)
Each Tomorrow Morning (Angela Lansbury, Dear World)
Puttin' On The Ritz (Clark Gable, Idiot's Delight)
Puttin' On The Ritz (Fred Astaire, Blue Skies)
Puttin' On The Ritz (Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Young Frankenstein)
Puttin' On The Ritz (Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley, Young Frankenstein)
The Party's Over (Judy Garland, Judy Garland Live!)
The Party's Over (Judy Holiday, Bells Are Ringing)
The Party's Over (Leslie Odom, Jr., Leslie Odom, Jr.)
The Party's Over (Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch At Liberty)
Johnny, It's Cold Outside (Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Home For Christmas)
The Last Night Of The Year (Tom Wopat, Consider It Swung)