Millions of people will ring in the new year with celebrations - just like these Sunderland folk did 20 years ago.
Here are 11 photos from Wearside on New Year's Eve in 2003 and it looks like a truly happy occasion.
Have a look at these Echo archive photos and see if you can spot someone you know.
1. Party time in Sunderland
Twenty years have passed since all of these photos were taken on New Year's Eve. | se
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