Monday, December 31, 2012
Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. Anticipation runs high. New Year's Eve at the symbolic center of New York City has become more than just a celebration - it's a global tradition.
The world holds its breath...and cheers as the clocks strike twelve.
As the famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year, and expressing our joy and hope for the year ahead.
The Times Square New Year's Eve celebration features star-studded musical performances, balloons, pom-poms, confetti, a colorful pyrotechnic display and about a million of your closest friends.
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National Television and Radio Star Allison Hagendorf will be the Official Host of Times Square 2013
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Image Courtesy of Allison Hagendorf |
Allison Hagendorf, who recently wrapped hosting the debut season of The CW’s music competition show “The Next: Fame is at Your Doorstep,” will now be hosting the world’s most famous New Year’s Eve celebration seen by more than a billion television viewers across the globe. She will kick off the six-hour celebration at 6 p.m. when she will welcome the nearly one million revelers attending the event in Times Square; and introduce the star of the show, the Times Square Ball. |
DICK CLARK 1929 - 2012
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"For 40 years, Dick Clark has been an iconic part of New Year's Eve in Times Square whose charm and singular presence as a television host have helped make New Year's Eve what it is today. As co-producers of New Year's Eve, we will remember Dick each time we welcome in the New Year in Times Square. Our thoughts and best wishes are with his family and the ABC and Dick Clark Productions families." |
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Co-producers of Times Square New Year’s Eve |
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Articles about Dick Clark
- The New York Times, April 18, 2012: TV Emperor of Rock ’n’ Roll and New Year’s Eve Dies at 82
- Huffington Post, April 18, 2012: Dick Clark's New Years Eve: NYC Remembers Host Of Times Square's Big Night (VIDEO)
- Associated Press, April 18, 2012: Dick Clark, TV and New Year's Eve icon, dies at 82
- MTV, Dick Clark was Times Square ‘Icon,’ Visitors Say
Photo Credit: Dick Clark Productions
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