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Midnight ball drop
New Year's refers to the holiday celebrating the start of a new calendar year, falling on January 1 in most of the world.
The apostrophe is often dropped in casual writing.
New Year's Eve is December 31, when celebrations typically occur: We're throwing a party for New Year's.
The plural *New Years* without the apostrophe appears in phrases like Happy New Years as an informal greeting.
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- stroke of midnightExact moment of twelve
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- fireworksExplosive light displays
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