The New Year's Eve Ball, is tested atop One Times Square in New York, Dec 30, 2012. Upwards of 1 million people are expected to pack the Times Square area to watch as the ball drops at midnight on New year's eve ushering in 2013.[Photo/Agencies]

Up Helly Aa vikings from the Shetland Islands, hold lit torches during the annual torchlight procession to mark the start of Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland Dec 30, 2012. The annual torchlight procession finishes with a fireworks display at Calton Hill in Edinburgh.[Photo/Agencies]