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Updated Dec. 27, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ET
Seven-foot-tall numerals for "2026" are displayed during an illumination ceremony on December 26, 2025 at One Times Square in New York City, ahead of the this year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.
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A look at the Times Square New Year's Eve ball during a media tour in NYC's Times Square on Nov. 24, 2025.
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The New Year's Eve Waterford crystals on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 27, 2025.
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Glasses of champagne are served beside the Waterford crystals with the New Year's Eve Ball in the background in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 27, 2025.
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Bentley Frost Hardwick, President for the Americas at Fiskars Group's Vita Portfolio, speaks before placing a crystal on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 27, 2025.
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A Waterford crystal is displayed on a table during an event showcasing the new Waterford crystals for the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 27, 2025.
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Seven-foot-tall numerals for "2026" are displayed during an illumination ceremony on December 26, 2025 at One Times Square in New York City, ahead of the this year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.
TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP Via Getty Images
Bentley Frost Hardwick, President for the Americas at Fiskars Group's Vita Portfolio, places a crystal on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 27, 2025.
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