new years eve

In case you're still trying to make plans to go out on New Year's Eve, here's something that might just make you decide to stay home instead: live performances by Ariana Grande, Capital Cities, Daughtry and the Fray!

It seems that a massive undertaking like a New Year's Eve Special was a little more than independent, LA-based television station KDOC could handle. Really. It definitely was.

It's tradition when the clock strikes midnight and the new year begins, you plant a big kiss on your loved one and that's exactly what Taylor Swift does with her latest romantic fling, Harry Styles of One Direction.

Happy New Year! Why not start your year off right -- by watching Anderson Cooper desperately trying to keep Kathy Griffin's face away from his groin.

The hourly countdown to 2013 has officially begun, which means New Year's Eve preparations are in full swing. We're practicing our photobombing techniques, cranking up the tunes and bejeweling jean shorts, among other things. December 31st is the party of all parties, after all!

Everyone knows about the ball that drops in New York City's Times Square to mark the start of a new calendar year. What you may not realize, though, is that other cities around the nation have similar traditions that entertain and enthrall their local communities. Here's a look at some of the odder traditions that will be taking place in America tonight:

New Year's Eve is all fun and games until somebody loses an eye. That's the takeaway from the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual year end warning on champagne bottles. According to the doctors, 'When a champagne cork flies, you really have no time to react and protect your delicate eyes." GAH! Shield yourself with the nearest anything!!!

It's time to say goodbye to 2012 and welcome in 2013 at midnight tonight! For the fifth year in row, Longview Transit is offering Longview residents the opportunity to take part in the 'Safe Ride Home' program. The program offers anyone who lives within the city limits a free ride New Years Eve between 8p and 3a New Years morning to any destination within the city.

Got your fireworks yet? There are just two opportunities each year to buy fireworks in Texas – near the 4th of July, and new New Year’s Eve. Business is good right now at local fireworks stands with the holiday fast approaching. Our own Leslie Reynolds offered tips on where to get the fireworks in a recent blog. Even though there has been some recent moisture, it’s been another dry year and we sho

- OneRepublic will perform their single 'If I Lose Myself' at 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'.

The holidays might be winding down, but that doesn't mean we can put our feet up and slip into a post-festivities food coma just yet. T-minus three days until New Year's Eve, and you know what that means-- it's time to get your party on!

Now that Christmas is over, it's probably time to take down the tree. For most of us anyway. One percent of the population leaves the tree up all year! You know who you are. How long is too long? Most people take down the tree by early January, and some of us ripped it down as soon as the last present was passed out.