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Exactly 10 seconds before 2012 the Ball will stop and the crowd at Times Square will start counting the last 10 seconds to New Year's Day. You can watch the drop ball ceremony at time square from your Smart Phone via the 3D Drop Ball 2012 feature

Happy New Year! Watch as the throngs of revelers fill to the brim in the heart of Times Square. A million people are expected to watch the ball drop as the clock strikes midnight and January 1st, 2012 begins.

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