Larry Maxwell, 2, sits atop the shoulders of his dad, Christopher Lee, both of Baltimore, M.D., in Times Square for the annual midnight ball drop in New York, N.Y. on Dec. 31, 2010. Revelers who want a good view of the ball dropping arrive early in the afternoon and wait until midnight. (credit: Brian Harkin/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
New York City Police Department officers search the bag of a man in Times Square before the annual midnight ball drop in New York, N.Y. on Dec. 31, 2010. Revelers who want a good view of the ball dropping arrive early in the afternoon and wait until midnight. (credit: Brian Harkin/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
Pam Enzor, center, of Whiteville, N.C., cheers at revelers on the other side of the street in Times Square before the annual midnight ball drop in New York, N.Y. on Dec. 31, 2010. Revelers who want a good view of the ball dropping arrive early in the afternoon and wait until midnight. (credit: Brian Harkin/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
The people of Hamburg celebrate the new year with fireworks at Landungbrueken on Jan. 1, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. (credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
The people of Hamburg celebrate the new year with fireworks at Landungbrueken on Jan. 1, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. (credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
Revelers celebrate near the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on Jan. 1, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. Up to one million people were expected to celebrate the arrival of 2011 on the nearby Strasse des 17. Juni street. (credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue on the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on Jan. 1, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. Up to one million people were expected to celebrate the arrival of 2011 on the nearby Strasse des 17. Juni street. (credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
New Year revellers gather on Princes Street ahead of the New Year celebrations on Dec. 31, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is expected that around 80,000 people will attend the festivities in Scotland's capital. (credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
New Year's 2011 Celebrations
New Year revellers gather on Princes Street ahead of the New Year celebrations on Dec. 31, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is expected that around 80,000 people will attend the festivities in Scotland's capital. (credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
