New Years Eve Countdown to 2009. Live Fireworks from Sydney and Melbourne.

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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.

Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Times Square- F.A.Q.

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. Click here for answers to the questions we are often asked about New Year’s Eve in Times Square.

[Source: http://www.timessquarenyc.org]

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Buckingham Palace has issued advance details of this year’s Christmas broadcast by the Queen.

In it, the Queen talks about the economic downturn and extreemist violence.

“What are you sinking about?”

That is why it is so important to work on pronunciation….

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