Pubs, restaurants, hotels and guest houses closed, York Minster bells silent - 2020 is going out with a whimper rather than a bang.
Even the shoppers in search of sale bargains have been fewer than normal.
Here are a few pictures from an unique New Year's Eve in York.
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