Count down to a very good time.

10. Assemble all elements of this miraculous hangover cure. You’re gonna need it.

9. Turn leftover wrapping paper and tape into a pile of festive toppers.

8. Hit up the Joan’s on Third freezer for mini meat pies and tiny cheese puffs and Trader Joe’s for buckets of meringues, big and small.

7. Put your hands together and make some noisemakers.

6. Give three cheers for Empire City punch, cinnamon caipirinhas, and the Cuzco fizz.

5. Consult the white porcelain god of a different kind: Fill the tub with water and fortune-telling fish.

4. To really let your hair down, you’ve got to put it up.

3. Cue the music (hello, Miami, Chicago, SF, Dallas, Philadelphia, and London megamixes).

2. Show off your new moves.

1. Happy New Year!