As you prepare your content to welcome your audiences to the new year, it’s a good time to brush up on capitalization rules. Here’s the general rule:

Capitalize “New Year” when referring to the holiday, but not when referring to the concept of a new year in general.

That means:

  • Yes, capitalize “New Year” in “Happy New Year!”
  • Do not capitalize “new year” when used generally, such as in: “Maybe we’ll get a dividend in the new year.”