Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sing 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?' (VIDEO)

It didn't work out so well for their characters in "500 Days of Summer," but Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel have gotten together to make the world's collective heart melt once again.

The friends strummed a twee little ditty cover of "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" by Nancy Wilson in this new video that Deschanel posted to her website, HelloGiggles. Included was an introduction that was appropriately sugar-sweet:

"I have known Joe Gordon-Levitt for going on 12 years. We first met in the summer of 2000 while doing a tiny movie called Manic, where we bonded over a mutual appreciation for Harry Nilsson and Nina Simone and I have been lucky enough to call him one of my dearest friends ever since. When we did 500 Days of Summer 8 years later, we spent every lunch hour dancing to Marvin Gaye in the hair and make up trailer; we had loads of fun. I hope to do a thousand more movies with him because he's simply the best. But in the meantime, we made a little New Year's duet for all of you! The original by Nancy Wilson. ENJOY! Don't forget to check out Joe's website http://hitrecord.org/

Deschanel's "New Girl" comes back to TV on January 17th -- her birthday -- while Gordon-Levitt, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for his turn in this fall's "50/50," has a busy 2012 that will include "The Dark Knight Rises," "Premium Rush," "Looper" and "Lincoln."

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[BMLT]

02:42 PM on 01/27/2012

Love it, love them in "500 Days of Summer". She is mesmerizing:) JGL is just too cute!

[MrCool]

04:00 PM on 01/16/2012

This is a nice young woman; both she and her sister. Unlike the common types of Hollywood I feel she sets a good example for a role model for young girls today. I would think this comes from a proper upbringing by her parents. Her dad, Caleb Deschanel is a down to earth, very good man, who does movies that are a work of art. Most of us have seen them and seen them again.

[jeliz]

11:07 PM on 01/15/2012

Zooey sang a beautiful song in "Elf," and she was also wonderful in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." It's good to see them together.

[fostachild]

12:11 PM on 01/03/2012

Thank you Zooey and Joseph. What a sweet 2012 birthday gift for your fans!

[Dwarthy]

09:23 AM on 01/03/2012

I think this kind of music in general is an acquired taste so I can understand if some folks don't find it to their liking but there's no need to be mean about it. What did YOU do to cheer up another this past New Year's Eve?

[blonkert]

11:45 AM on 01/02/2012

I've seen lots of pics of these two together. Zooey was recently divorced, wonder if she and JGL are dating? I hope so, they seem great together.

[MrCool]

04:01 PM on 01/16/2012

I think she is going to marry my grandson...........

[shoegirl]

04:57 PM on 01/28/2012

I think he may like boys...they are probably just great friends....but both of them are adorable.

[blonkert]

11:38 AM on 01/02/2012

LOVE Zooey and love her show too.

[playsindirt]

11:08 AM on 01/02/2012

I love him but I find her seriously annoying.

[annis]

10:18 AM on 01/02/2012

Delicious!

So sweet . . . and beautifully done. It was like listening to a vintage recording on vinyl.

[ennui the third]

07:33 AM on 01/02/2012

A cloying, annoying, puerile, silly mush of nothing that is so stupid that mere words cannot express how really utterly dumb this really is....I am getting sick.....

[Hong Kong Fooey]

08:49 PM on 01/01/2012

I would like to ban the term "breath of Fresh Air" for 2012.

Who is with me?

[spkninglsh]

01:06 PM on 01/01/2012

I'm hoping Zooey made a resolution not to do anything 'cute' this year.

[XLT]

10:28 AM on 01/01/2012

I wonder which brand Zooey smokes.

[Jordan Evans]

05:43 PM on 01/01/2012

Headies.

[noseknows]

08:52 AM on 01/01/2012

Both lefties! I love Zooey. She is a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry!

[vaf112675]

01:37 AM on 01/01/2012

Beautiful. They have a lot of chemistry. Wish they'd fall in love, they'd make a cute couple.