New Year's Eve: It's either a time to celebrate renewal and the hope that comes with a new year, or a time to gripe about "Amateur Hour" as you dodge puddles of alcohol-induced puke on the sidewalk. We're guessing the upcoming ensemble rom-com "New Year's Eve" from director Gary Marshall ("Valentine's Day") is going to be taking the former route rather than the latter, so it stands to reason that the soundtrack would be stocked full of uplifting party anthems that would fit right in on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. And so it is.

Most of the music here is licensed, so you'll have heard it before - P!nk's ubiquitous "Raise Your Glass" retains its pop charms, although we're wondering if it'll fully have worn out its welcome by the time Dec. 31 rolls around. We also get a visit from the Goo Goo Dolls (remember them?) with "Better Days," and what's sure to be the commercially-approved anthem of the actual New Year's Eve this year, "2012 (It Ain't the End)" by Sean Jay and Nicki Minaj.

In terms of new stuff ... well, there's not much. We do get contributions from two of the movie's stars: Jon Bon Jovi contributes his classic "Have a Little Faith in Me," which seems written specifically to soundtrack a romantic comedy, and Lea Michele of "Glee" takes a turn on the New Year's Eve standy "Auld Lang Syne." Then, the two team up for a cover of Otis Redding's "Can't Turn You Loose." It certainly lacks some of Otis's soul, but the duo really puts their all into it.

All in all, the "New Year's Eve" soundtrack is full of the kind of song you really want to get annoyed with, but can't help enjoying - which is kind of like New Year's Eve, itself.

Could they have stood to include at least one song about getting hammered on champagne? Probably. But you could do worse than this for a party playlist come the end of the year.

Full tracklisting:

1. Can’t Turn You Loose – Jon Bon Jovi with Lea Michele

2. 2012 (It Ain’t The End) – Jay Sean featuring Nicki Minaj

3. New Year – Kate York

4. Life Is A Bomb – Sophie B. Hawkins

5. Have A Little Faith In Me – Jon Bon Jovi

6. Light Up The Sky – Duncan

7. Better Days – Goo Goo Dolls

8. Auld Lang Syne – Lea Michele

9. Raise Your Glass – P!nk

10. Best Day Of Your Life – Katie Herzig

11. Whattaya Say – Jacob Saylor

12. Bringing In A Brand New Year – Charles Brown