New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world will pack into Times Square on Sunday for what's expected to be a flashy but frigid start to the new year. It could be one of the coldest celebrations on record, held under tight security after a year that saw several fatal attacks on large crowds, including one in Times Square itself last spring. (Greg Allen/Associated Press)The dazzling finale of the show will be the traditional drop of a Waterford Crystal ball down a pole atop One Times Square. When the first ball drop happened in 1907, it was made of iron and wood and adorned with 100 25-watt light bulbs. The National Weather Service expects temperatures in the middle teens in Times Square at midnight Sunday, with wind chill values that could make it feel like minus 15.

Source: CBC News December 31, 2017 15:33 UTC