Which song did Frank Loesser write as the standard titled What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Frank Loesser wrote the standard “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”

Loesser wrote the song in 1947, and it was first recorded by Margaret Whiting with the Pied Pipers and Paul Weston’s orchestra. The lyrics ask about plans for a future New Year’s Eve, giving the song a romantic and anticipatory character rather than describing a public countdown directly.

The composition became a jazz and popular-music standard. It has been recorded by many singers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Rod Stewart, and The Head and the Heart. Different arrangements can make it sound like a ballad, a jazz number, or a modern pop performance.

The song is often grouped with Christmas music because it appears on holiday albums and is heard during the winter season. However, its subject is specifically a romantic New Year’s Eve invitation. It is also distinct from “Auld Lang Syne,” the traditional song associated with midnight itself.