Comments on: Times Square Ball Drop: The Story of the New Year’s Eve Tradition https://americacomesalive.com/the-times-square-ball-drop-and-the-story-behind-this-new-years-eve-tradition/ Quick Takes and Popular Postings about America's Past Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/the-times-square-ball-drop-and-the-story-behind-this-new-years-eve-tradition/#comment-446182 Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:05:28 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1167#comment-446182 In reply to G. Smith.

I actually love that idea! Great suggestion and a much better symbol of new beginnings.

Thanks for posting!
Kate

]]> By: G. Smith https://americacomesalive.com/the-times-square-ball-drop-and-the-story-behind-this-new-years-eve-tradition/#comment-446179 Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:54:05 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1167#comment-446179 I think it’s time for us to STOP dropping the ball. Why can’t the ball rise to the top??

Dropping the ball is not a good thing and yet the symbolism is carried out every year with celebration. Tradition or not when someone drops the ball, it’s never a good thing.

SOLUTION!! Let the ball RISE TO THE TOP and let the fire works light up the sky! Just sayin!

]]> By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/the-times-square-ball-drop-and-the-story-behind-this-new-years-eve-tradition/#comment-438600 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 22:54:17 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1167#comment-438600 In reply to Earl Meyer.

That must have been some year….Many memories, I bet. Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Earl Meyer https://americacomesalive.com/the-times-square-ball-drop-and-the-story-behind-this-new-years-eve-tradition/#comment-438599 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 22:49:09 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1167#comment-438599 I was there in 1945 as a seamen .

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]]> By: A TV New Year’s Eve to remember https://americacomesalive.com/the-times-square-ball-drop-and-the-story-behind-this-new-years-eve-tradition/#comment-70078 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:16:45 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1167#comment-70078 […] Coincidental to this New Year’s Eve of my early career, the same Katie for whom I made the sign has posted some very interesting stories about the history and tradition of the New Year’s Eve Times Square Ball drop on her site. […]

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