We never stay up that late! To me, the new year is when a new school year starts. :-D
I remember the first time we let our kids, now 21 and 23, stay up till midnight. My son cut paper into confetti. Midnight came--they saw the ball drop--he threw his confetti--then looked at me like "That's it?" :lol:
Our kids were in Amsterdam for New Year's last year--it's sure a big deal there!