New Year

New Year Songs

Poles who do not feel like a New Year’s Eve of hard partying have jumped at the chance to spend their holiday in the contemplative calm of a Benedictine monastery, organisers said Monday.

The New Year’s Eve crystal ball that drops in New York’s Times Square is getting a makeover to ring in 2010.

San Diego DPA Chinese New Year Spectacular (DEC 26-28,

Organizers feared the inaugural First Night Akron, a family-friendly, alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration, would flop, but they were surprised when larger crowds than expected showed up. The event has weathered Y2K and Sept. 11 jitters, and is making changes in its 14th year to keep the crowds coming.