LADY GAGA TO JOIN REVELERS RINGING IN NEW YEAR IN TIMES SQUARE

Lady Gaga (25) got the most important task in New York's New Year's Eve transmitted. You should set in Times Square by pressing a button the crystal ball in motion."What an honor for a New Yorker," the singer was happy late Thursday at the Short message service Twitter.

Lady Gaga follows in the footsteps of former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary and boxing legend Muhammad Ali.The New Year's party in Times Square is traditionally attended by more than one million people. In addition, hundreds of millions to watch on TV. The music channel MTV, according to Lady Gaga is not too long after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to stay in the stands. They have a commitment to continued performances New Year's Eve in their hometown, they said.

The glittering ball that descends in traditionally the last 60 seconds of the year over the lights of Times Square, is this year even richer, even more difficult than in the past. According to the city she was equipped with 288 new crystals, which represent a human chain around the globe, symbolic of global friendship. With the recent addition to decorating the 5.4-ton crystal ball now with 2688 triangles. They are lit by 32 256 LED lights.