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Experience the magic of Times Square New Year's Eve! As the clock approaches midnight on December 31, join millions around the globe for the iconic Ball Drop and vibrant celebrations in the heart of NYC. The Times Square celebration will kick off shortly before 6 p.m. with a performance of the national anthem, followed by the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve ball. The 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 Celebrate New Year's Eve 2025 with us as crowds gather in Times Square to cheer the Ball Drop, enjoy live performances, and watch the confetti fly. The New Year's Eve ball first fell in 1907, welcoming 1908, though Times Square celebrations began at least three years earlier. The first ball was made of iron, wood and lightbulbs. A New Year’s Eve ball has dropped in Times Square for nearly 120 years, with the exception of 1942 and 1943 when nightly “dimouts” occurred during World War II to protect the city from attacks. MELISSA GOLDIN For over 120 years, Times Square has been the epicenter of New Year's Eve celebrations! Since 1904, with the opening of One Times Square as the New York Times headquarters, this iconic location has captured the world's attention as we welcome the New Year with excitement and hope. This year, Times Square’s iconic New Year’s Eve Ball features sparkling crystal triangles handcrafted by Gillinder Glass, a historic company based in Port Jervis, New York. Using traditional The New Year's Eve ball sits on a flagpole atop the One Times Square building, once known as the Times Tower. Spectator checkpoints are set up at 49th, 52nd and 56th streets on Sixth and Eighth Before New Yorkers ventured to Times Square, they gathered at Trinity Church, where they would “ring out the old, ring in the new” Although the official New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square is considered to be 1907, people began gathering in Midtown in 1904 New Year's Eve ball drop test in Times Square The annual ball drop test is also being held at noon Monday. Organizers will practice raising and lowering the ball before sending it up the 139-foot With just days to go until the infamous ball drop in Times Square to mark the start of the new year, finishing touches were being made on Friday to the iconic New Year’s Eve ball. Rapper Pitbull Each year, get up close and personal with the celebration of New Year’s Eve in Times Square with various websites from the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve. The following websites stream the webcast during the event, from 6pm on December 31 to 12:15am on January 1. Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is displayed at One Times Square, Dec. 27, 2024, in New York City. Yuki Iwamura/AP. It'll be a rainy New Year's Eve in New York City, but dry and warm for much of A view of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball during the New Years Eve 2024 Ball Test on December 30, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) The countdown to the new year is underway as revelers plan to say goodbye to 2024 at One Times Square, the highlight of New York’s New Year’s Eve celebration. In these final hours before 2025
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