Jools' Annual Hootenanny is a TV show presented by Jools Holland and broadcast on New Year's Eve as an end-of-year special edition of his series Later... with Jools Holland. It is generally broadcast between approximately 11pm on 31 December and between 1am and 2am the following morning in the United Kingdom on BBC Two.
The advance-recorded show features a Hogmanay party atmosphere with all the guests (drawn from across the world of showbusiness) and other guest audience members present, and the artists themselves getting involved alongside a variety of musical acts by the artists from various genres who perform both before and after midnight. There is a countdown to the midnight start of the New Year, followed by a traditional rendition of "Auld Lang Syne", often with the Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards. Among the regular events of the evening is the spot where Holland asks actors and comedians Rowland Rivron and Vic Reeves their predictions for the year ahead/their New Year's resolutions. Editions also feature a white-suited man with a clock for a face named Father Time or Clockman.
Production
The show is pre-recorded, but is presented as if live, with a countdown to midnight and references to the new calendar year. The BBC has described the show as "an idealised New Year's Eve party with a line-up that would surely be impossible to deliver on 31 December".
2006/07 edition
Acts that appeared in 2006/07 included the Zutons and Seasick Steve. Comedian Adrian Edmondson, a regular on the show, was joined by Jools and his band to perform a swing version of the Sex Pistols song "Anarchy in the U.K." Also appearing on the show was Amy Winehouse collaborating with Paul Weller on two tracks, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Don't Go to Strangers", originally recorded by Etta Jones.
Kate Rusby sang "Fare Thee Well" as midnight struck, accompanied by the 1st Battalion Scots Guards.
2007/08 edition
Artists who performed on the 2007/08 show
Adele
Duffy
Eddie Floyd
Kaiser Chiefs
Lulu
Madness
Paul McCartney
Mika
Kylie Minogue
Kate Nash
Ruby Turner
Seasick Steve
Playlist of the 2007/08 show
These are the songs that were performed during the 2007 show:
"Jumping at the Jubilee" (performed by Ruby Turner and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "634-5789" (performed by Eddie Floyd and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Everything Is Average Nowadays" (performed by Kaiser Chiefs) "Where Have All The Good Guys Gone" (performed by Lulu and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "NW5" (performed by Madness) "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (performed by Duffy and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Mouthwash" (performed by Kate Nash) "Come on Strong" (performed by Kylie Minogue and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "My Donny" (performed by Seasick Steve) "Ain't Got No, I Got Life" (performed by Mika and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "House of Fun" (performed by Madness) "Dance Tonight" (performed by Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Auld Lang Syne" (performed by The Pipers of the Regimental Scots Guards and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Knock on Wood" (performed by Eddie Floyd and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Ruby" (performed by Kaiser Chiefs) "2 Hearts" (performed by Kylie Minogue and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Baggy Trousers" (performed by Madness) "Got to Get You into My Life" (performed by Paul McCartney and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Foundations" (performed by Kate Nash) "Grace Kelly" (performed by Mika and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "I Should Be So Lucky" (performed by Kylie Minogue and Jools Holland) "The Angry Mob" (performed by Kaiser Chiefs and The Drums of the Regimental Scots Guards) "Cut My Wings" (performed by Seasick Steve) "Bring It On Home to Me" (performed by Eddie Floyd, Duffy and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) "Our House" (performed by Madness) "Pumpkin Soup" (performed by Kate Nash) "Up Above My Head" (performed by Ruby Turner, Paul McCartney, Eddie Floyd, Kylie Minogue, Mika, Seasick Steve, Duffy, Lulu and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra)