AP Spotlight Will New Year's Eve be loud? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers MARK KENNEDY and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Dec 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2024 Updated Dec 25, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — If you're planning to ring in the new year quietly at home, you're not alone.kAmp >2;@C:EJ @7 &]$ 25F=ED :?E6?5 E@ 46=63C2E6 }6H *62CVD tG6 2E 9@>6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6H A@== 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?@C4]@C8^n5@:?80HA04C@?l`f__dg_dee]abbh_fhbg__bdc__bh_eadQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm%96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD\}~#r r6?E6C 7@C !F3=:4 p772:CD #6D62C49k^2m]k^AmkAmQpD xVG6 8@EE6? @=56C @G6C E96 =2DE 76H J62CD[ :EVD =:<6 :7 x 5@?VE >2<6 :E E@ >:5?:89E[ :EVD ?@E 2 3:8 562=[ J@F <?@HnQ D2JD r2C=2 (@@5D[ f_[ 7C@> ':?E@?[ x@H2]k^Am kAm}62C=J a :? `_ H:== 36 46=63C2E:?8 2E 2 7C:6?5 @C 72>:=J >6>36CVD 9@>6[ 2?5 ;FDE dT A=2? 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