My all-time favorite version of "What are you doing New Year's Eve" is finally up on YouTube.
Mel Torme. Obviously when he was quite young (tone of his voice, which is higher than in later years, and also the rather fuzzy quality of the recording).
But yeah, I kind of love this version. More so than many others:
A happy New Year to you. (I never do very much to celebrate: don't drink, don't like staying up late...)
And for the sake of completeness, here is a later version. Better mastered, but Torme's voice has dropped a bit in pitch:
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