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As we nurse our heads and stomachs after several days of overindulgence, we all need a little help rallying for the next big event \u2013 welcoming in the new year. Whether it\u2019s a tune for New Year\u2019s Eve, or merely one that suits the melancholic first few days of the new year, the BBC Music Magazine <\/em>team have got you covered.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> To coincide with our New Year playlist on Apple music (available here<\/a><\/strong>), the BBC Music Magazine <\/em>team has chosen the pieces they feel best suit this time of year.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no more joyous start to the new year than \u2018In dir ist Freude\u2019 (In Thee is gladness) from JS Bach<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0Orgelb\u00fcchlein<\/em>, a collection of chorale preludes marking various points in the liturgical year.<\/p>\n This ingenious two-and-a-half-minute gem sees the cantus firmus<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0chorale theme shoot back and forth between the hands, over the top of a recurring bass motif. It\u2019s utterly thrilling.<\/p>\n Recommended recording:<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephen Farr (organ)<\/a><\/strong> Buy from the following outlets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Best New Year\u2019s Eve music<\/h2>\n
\u2018In dir ist Freude\u2019, BWV 615 from Orgelb\u00fcchlein <\/em>(JS Bach)<\/h3>\n