Country 102.5 Morning Show Host Ayla Brown To Perform At First Night Boston On New Year’s Eve

I can't believe it, but I will be performing at First Night Boston with my husband, Rob Bellamy, on December 31st!

First Night was established on December 31, 1976. It's become Boston's world-famous New Year's Eve Celebration that unites visitors with the City of Boston and local residents. Every year Boston rings in the new year with music, dancing, ice sculptures and fireworks. According to the First Night website, the event has been made entirely free, with no purchase necessary by event guests. The event is entirely funded by sponsorship and donations from members of the public. That change was made in 2015. In the past, you had to buy buttons to attend the festivities.

Five years ago, I joined Country 102.5 as a morning show radio host. But before I had a full time radio job, I was a professional singer. I lived in Nashville for 10 years and toured around the country singing my songs for anyone who would listen. I wrote hundreds of songs and recorded songs and albums in fancy Nashville recording studios. Yes, I was living my best musician life and I loved every second of it.

Nashville is also where I met my now husband, Rob Bellamy. He was also a fellow Massachusetts guy, trying to make it in country music. We began writing songs together, and soon after we fell in love, got married and had a baby. We wrote and released an EP called, "Make It Mean Something," and still to this day we continue to perform together and separately throughout the New England area.

On December 31st Rob and I will perform together at First Night Boston. Our set time is from 10:30pm-11:10pm. The location of the performance will be at City Hall Plaza. There will be free activities all day on December 31st starting at 11:00am. Other musicians include, Sweet Harmony, Ave & Cam, Maddie Ryan, Sons of Levin, LaQuandra Seymore and Sammy Adams will headline the show before the fireworks start at 12:00am on January 1st.

We are a few days into the New Year, which means those New Year's resolutions that excited us on January 1st are officially becoming a drag. Sure, it sounds great to work out more or become more productive. But wouldn't it be more fun to flamingo a friends yard or learn the dance to "Thriller" by Halloween?

Resolutions are difficult to keep at best. And if yours require sacrificing the things you love, than it's pretty likely that you will be looking for a new one soon. So here are 12 more fun, more exciting New Year's resolutions to replace those boring ones with.

If you bring your laptop to Starbucks, you can conquer two resolutions at once: be more productive (or scroll the Country 102.5 website but no one is there to see you stalling) and try each drink!

https://www.hashtagie.com/how-to-grow-a-meme-page-on-instagram/

Are you the funniest person you know? Do you live on Reddit? Than this is the resolution for you!

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/benefits-of-wine

Wait... haven't you perfected this one already? I'll let you decide on the health risks...

We've all tried to do Urkel's famous "Did I do that?"... this is the year to finally perfect it!

https://woburnhostlions.com/flocking

It's time to unleash the flock and send 100 flamingo's to the people you care the most (or the least) about!

https://www.thecookierookie.com/10-tacos-and-nachos/

Let's taco 'bout making this a regular event. Grab your friends, break out your shells, and realize this is the type of productivity you need in your life.

https://www.thewrap.com/binge-worthy-shows-to-watch/

The goal of this resolution is not just to watch your favorite show, but instead is to see how many times you can watch the entire series back to back to back without getting tired of it this year. Better start ASAP!

https://www.delallo.com/blog/charcuterie-board-ideas-and-themes

Yes, charcuterie boards are the result of a generation of children being raised on Lunchables and now having access to adult money. But that doesn't matter. All that does matter is if you made a better one than your neighbor.

https://www.petfinder.com/search/dogs-for-adoption/us/massachusetts/

It's hard to blame the dog if you don't have one... so do your local shelter a favor and bring some joy (and validation for your excuse) into your life!

If your resolution was to eat at home more, than you're already on track to learn your DoorDasher's name. Eating at home doesn't mean you have to cook for yourself...

https://www.myglobalviewpoint.com/unique-airbnbs-in-new-england/

It's time to plan that weekend away. To reconnect in a treehouse or kiss under the Igloo's dome. Don't just go away. Go somewhere epic.

https://www.verywellmind.com/why-it-s-ok-to-break-your-new-years-resolutions-5093131#:~:text=Rather%20than%20berating%20yourself%20for,plan%20that%20is%20more%20attainable.

Go live your life! Don't set unrealistic goals or expectations for yourself. If you decide to break your resolutions, don't feel guilty about it, you're already epic!