Thanks Paul, hope your New Year is filled with prosperity and happiness and that goes to everyone here.
I remember the very first time I stayed up to see in the New Year, my parents had gone out to a New Year Dinner Dance leaving me and the dog alone, I was about 14 at that time.
I sat watching the TV with Trafalgar Square jam packed with people and then the cameras went onto Big Ben......Then the first of twelve strikes started and after the last one we were into the New Year and I sat there thinking was that
it??!! 
Apart from some jumping into the fountain I thought what a waste of time staying up and watching that!!
I had imagined something magical would happen but not some clowns dancing in the fountain!!
Oh well, here's to an early night!!
Regards
Nigel.
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.