Organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration screwed the last crystals onto the ball before it ushers in the new year one last time.

The celebrations at Times Square in New York City will kick off in less than a week, with star-studded performances and an exciting countdown.

Of all the ways we could be celebrating the coming New Year, a significant percentage of Americans will be looking to the sky over New York City — either in person, or via their TVs — to watch a great big ball descend from a seemingly arbitrary spot above Times Square to another seemingly arbitrary (albeit lower) spot above Times Square.