'''''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]]''.Iton is[[BBC generallyTwo]] broadcastin betweenthe approximately[[United 11pmKingdom]]. onFrom 31the Decembershow's andinception betweenuntil 1am1996/97, andit 2ambegan theat followingmidnight, morninggoing instraight into [[Auld Lang Syne]] played by the United[[Pipes Kingdomand onDrums]] of the [[BBCScots TwoGuards]]. Since 1997/98, the show has begun before Midnight, nowadays around 11:30pm, with Holland himself inviting the audience and viewers to join in a countdown. It usually lasts around 2 hours, ending at approximately 1:30am.
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]]", oftennormally 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.
