Times Square Lights up a New Ball to Celebrate a New Year

The million or so people who will celebrate New Year's Eve here, and the billions watching it on the real tube - no offense, YouTube - will have a a real treat! The new, 100th birthday Times Square LED ball. Imagine - this is a tradition, that goes back a hundred years. Who would have though? Enough of me blabbing away - here is the star of the ceremonies, introduced to the world pre-hoisting.



This is from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850:

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.

May all your wishes ring in true in 2008!

Cybercast credit: YouTube