![]() Mary Altaffer-AP A view of the general atmosphere at the 2014 New Year's Eve Philips Ball Test at One Times Square in New York City on Dec. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Cartoon Eating Apple animated GIFs to your conversations. Ozier Muhammad-The New York Times/Redux Fireworks explode as the Waterford crystal ball is raised at the beginning of Times Square New Year's celebration in New York City on Dec. Jeff Zelevansky-Getty Images The Waterford Crystal ball in place and ready for the New Year's celebration in New York City on Dec. Stan Honda-AFP/Getty Images The New Year's Eve Ball is displayed at the Macy's Store in Herald Square before moving to Times Square for New Years celebrations, in New York City on Nov. Jeff Christensen-Reuters A workman installs one of 72 new Waterford Crystal triangles, featuring the "Hope for Fellowship" design, on the exterior of the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in New York City on Dec. Stan Honda-AFP/Getty Images Workers test a giant 1,070-pound, six-foot diameter Waterford Crystal ball, in New York City on Dec. Clary-AFP/Getty Images Peter Gravagna (L), Raymond Nieves (C) and Felix Ortega (R), of Landmark Signs, install light bulbs on the New Year's Eve Ball in New York City on Dec. Marty Lederhandler-AP The New York Times Square Ball sits atop 1 Times Square during its test lighting in preparation for the Times Square 2000 celebration, Dec. Straus, right, make a toast at a press conference in New York City on, Dec. ![]() Jon Simon-AP Times Square Business Improvement District President Brendan Sexton, left, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, second from left, actor and Chairman of New York City 2000 Ron Silver, right rear, and President of Countdown Entertainment Jeffrey A. Marty Lederhandler-AP Jason Samuels, an electrician with signmaker Artkraft Strauss, checks the connections on a lighted ball at the company's shop in New York City, Dec. Chester Higgins Jr.-The New York Times/Redux New York City Mayor Ed Koch gives the thumbs up sign as he flips a switch to test the Big Apple Ball on Dec. See Photos of the Times Square New Year's Ball Through History Technicians eye the new improved New Years ball, with halogen lamps for greater visibility, in New York City in 1978. The ball is illuminated by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LED lights and can display more than 16 million vibrant colors in billions of patterns. The design utilizes “diamond cuts on either side of a crystal pillar to represent the inner attributes of resolve, courage and spirit necessary to triumph over adversity,” according to the Times Square Ball’s official website. This year’s design is called The Gift of Fortitude. ![]() The tradition began in 1907 and remains one of the world’s most iconic spectacles at the turn of the new year. Every New Year’s Eve brings a new ball to New York City’s Times Square. ![]()
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