NHK has announced the list of songs to be performed at its annual New Year's Eve concert.
The public broadcaster's Red and White Singing Contest is one highest rated TV show's every year and a showcase for the music industry.
Fifty-one artists, both solo vocalists and groups, will take part in the marathon song festival, which lasts 3 hours and 15 minutes. This year's theme is "A song for here and now."
Veteran singer Mariko Takahashi will appear for the first time in 29 years, performing her well-known standard "for you...."
Enduring pop idol Seiko Matsuda will sing a duet with Chris Hart from the United States called "New Year's Eve Special Love Song Medley 2013".
Source: NHK
