NHK has just revealed the song list for the 55 artists appearing on the "62nd Kohaku Uta Gassen"!

This year's theme is "Ashita wo Utaou" ("Let's sing for tomorrow"), which aims to spread positive thoughts to a country still rocked by the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The theme also seeks to begin the new year with a fresh hope.

"Kohaku Uta Gassen" will air on December 31st starting at 7:15 p.m. JST.

Take a look at the songs the artists will perform below!

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<Red Team>

aiko - "Koi no Superball"
ayaka - "Minna Sora no Shita"
Angela Aki - "One Family"
Ikimono Gakari - "Aruite Ikou"
Ishikawa Sayuri - "Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki"
AKB48 - "Kohaku 2011 AKB48 Special MIX ~Ganbarou Nihon!~"
KARA - "KARA 2011 Special Medley"
Kawanaka Miyuki - "Nirinso"
Koda Kumi - "Ai wo Tomenaide"
Godai Natsuko - "Kinmokusei"
Kobayashi Sachiko - "Onna no Sakaba"
Sakamoto Fuyumi - "Yozakura Oshichi"
Shiina Ringo - "Carnation - Akagumi nara Dare Demo"
Shoujo Jidai - "GENIE"
Tendou Yoshimi - "Ai Sansan"
Nishino Kana - "Tatoe Donna ni"
Perfume - "Laser Beam"
Hamasaki Ayumi - "progress"
Hirahara Ayaka - "Ohisama ~Taisetsu na Anata e"
Fuji Ayako - "Ayako no Okuni Jiman dayo ~Ganbarona Tohoku!! Kohaku Special~"
Matsuda Seiko / Kanda Sayaka - "Ue wo Muite Arukou"
Matsutouya Yumi - "(Minna no) Haru yo, Koi"
Mizuki Nana - "POP MASTER"
Mizumori Kaori - "Shounai Heiya Kazeno Naka"
Wada Akiko - "Ano Kane wo Narasu no wa Anata"
Ashida Mana / Suzuki Fuku - "Maru Maru Mori Mori!"
Natsukawa Rimi / Akikawa Masafumi - "Asu to Iu Hi ga"

<White Team>

Arashi - "2011 Kohaku Special Medley"
Itsuki Hiroshi - "Furusato"
Inawashirokos - "I love you & I need you Fukushima"
EXILE - "Rising Sun"
NYC - "100% Yuuki NYC"
Kitajima Saburou - "Kaerokana"
Gou Hiromi - "Go Smile Japan"
SMAP - "SMAP AID Kohaku SP"
Sen Masao - "Kita Guni no Haru"
Tohoshinki - "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)"
TOKIO - "Miageta Ryusei"
Tokunaga Hideaki - "Jidai"
AAA - "CALL"
Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi - "Hitotsu"
Nishida Toshiyuki - "Ano Machi ni Umarete"
Hikawa Kiyoshi - "Jounetsu no Mariachi"
Hirai Ken - "Itoshiki Hibi yo"
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - "Soredemo Shinjiteru"
Fukuyama Masaharu - "Kazoku ni Narou yo"
flumpool - "Akashi"
Hosokawa Takashi - "Nebuta"
Porno Graffitti - "One More Time"
Mori Shinichi - "Minato Machi Blues"
Yuzu - "Hey Wa"
L'Arc~en~Ciel - "CHASE"

Source: NHK Official Website