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Before the ball drops, revelers in New York City can spend the waning hours of New Year's Eve watching performers celebrate the beginning of 2025. Here's who's performing this year in Times Square. NEW YORK – December 26, 2024 – The Times Square Alliance, One Times Square, and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, today announced the official Times Square New Year’s Eve event lineup, which will feature live performances by Mark Ambor, Mickey Guyton, Rita Ora, Carrie Underwood, Jonas Brothers The New Year’s Eve ball weighs more than 11,000 pounds and is covered with more than 2,600 crystal triangles and over 32,000 lights. It will fall alongside 3,000 pounds of confetti that will The main event will be hosted from New York City’s Times Square where Ryan Seacrest will lead the countdown to the ball drop at midnight. Seacrest is hosting New Year’s Rockin’ Eve for the NEW YORK – December 26, 2023 – The Times Square Alliance and CountdownEntertainment, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, today announced the officialTimes Square New Year’s Eve event lineup, which will feature live performances by Flo Rida,Paul Anka, Megan Thee Stallion, LL Cool J, Tyla, Sabrina Carpenter, Jelly Roll For 121 years, Times Square has been the center of worldwide attention on New Year's Eve, ever since the owners of One Times Square began in 1904 to conduct rooftop celebrations to greet the New Year. The first Ball Lowering celebration occurred in 1907, and this tradition is now a universal symbol of welcoming the New Year. This year’s performers include: Mark Ambor performs his hit songs, “Belong Together,” “Good to Be,” and “Our Way”; Mickey Guyton performs her hit songs, “My Side of the Country,” “House on Fire,” “All American,” and the special Times Square New Year’s Eve tradition of singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” moments before midnight Prepare to watch the ball drop and see who's performing. The Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31. If seeing the ball drop in person The ceremony will begin Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. ET with the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve Ball. A majority of the performances will also air on ABC and Univision as part of “Dick Before tonight's ball drop in New York's Times Square rings in 2024 on the East Coast, revelers can spend the waning hours of New Year's Eve watching performers celebrate the beginning of a new Here's what you need to know about "New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025": What time is 'New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025'? "Dick Clark’s New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025," will air at 8 p.m Every New Years Eve 2025 TV Special – Hosts, Performers, Celebrity Guests, How to Watch & Stream! 2025 is right around the corner! There are tons of star-studded TV specials featuring superstar The West Coast party of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest is just as exciting as its New York counterpart. The jam-packed night of performances features some of the most The ball has been lowered every year since, with the exceptions of 1942 and 1943, when the ceremony was canceled during New York City's wartime "dimout" of lights.After Starr's initial invention New Year's Eve ball drop: 'Proud tradition' Over the years, the ball witnessed major changes. It went from a 400-pound iron ball in 1920 to a 150-pound aluminum ball with 180 light bulbs in 1955. Now that gift-giving is out of the way, it's time to focus on any last touches for 2024 and ring in the new year with a party, such as "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025."
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