Have you ever wondered where particular New Year's traditions stem from? Well, the celebratory holiday is right around the corner, and a new decade is quickly approaching, so let's rewind and take a look back at New Year's past to see what went down on the big holiday the year you were born. Plus, what's the deal with that Times Square ball, anyway? The growing popularity of sober bars has normalized those who prefer to skip the alcohol on New Year's Eve or any day of the year for that matter , but still want to experience the social atmosphere and craft drinks that regular bars offer up. In the world of social media tags, Goals became a defined part of our culture in , leading many people to share their New Year's resolutions across various social media platforms. In Scotland, the turn of the New Year is a big deal. Instead of honoring the changing of the year for just one night, the Scottish make it a multi-day celebration, known as Hogmanay. Festivities last for three days and kick off with a Viking torchlight procession. The marriage marked the third walk down the aisle for Hefner and the first for Harris. The two stayed together until his death in September


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Before , the programme was set in a studio with performances from successful artists of the year. From , it has been filmed live on the streets of London, and shows the annual New Year's Eve firework display on the River Thames. Since , the programme has been accompanied by special live concerts being performed by artists at Westminster Central Hall. The programme initially covered the New Year's Eve fireworks in London in In , the format changed to include commentary from celebrity guests. The format changed further in , to include live performances from music artists and the programme was extended to air for between 60 and 90 minutes. This format remained until From until , the programme returned to its original format of one presenter interviewing the general public on the streets of London, leading into the New Year Fireworks. From , the programme was renamed to New Year's Eve Fireworks on the BBC programme guide and the format changed to accompany live concerts before and after the fireworks display.
The countdown is accompanied by the chimes of Big Ben, and a digital countdown timer projected onto the Shell Centre. The fireworks are launched off the London Eye and from barges in the River Thames at midnight. The display is organised by Jack Morton Worldwide , [1] with Titanium Fireworks responsible for the pyrotechnics. In the first New Year's Eve fireworks displayed the skys in London this happened in December to celebrate the year It was estimated by the BBC that about 3 million people turned up around the Thames to watch the fireworks display. A "river of fire" was planned to accompany the fireworks display, but failed to make an impact. A fireworks display was planned during to celebrate , but was cancelled in November due to a dispute between then- Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and the London Underground. After a short three-year hiatus, for the —04 event, there were fireworks though only for three minutes.