There will be extra sparkle in at the year’s end.

The New Year’s Eve Ball was just redesigned for the first time in nearly 20 years, gaining almost double the amount of crystals as the previous iteration. It will serve as the glitzy centerpiece of the in Times Square on December 31, 2025, dropping from the historic One Times Square building at 11:59 p.m. to mark the start of the new year. (The , which has been used annually since 2008, was retired this past January.)

Revelers began celebrating New Year’s Eve in Times Square as early as 1904, but it wasn’t until 1907 that the first ball was dropped. The new Constellation Ball is the ninth iteration and the largest one yet, measuring 12.5 feet in diameter and weighing a hefty 12,350 pounds. To put that into context, the original, which was

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