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New Year’s Eve Times Square ball drop: See photos

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  • Confetti rains down on New Year's eve revelers from the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Confetti rains down on New Year's Eve revelers as they celebrate in a frigid Times Square in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec, 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Confetti rains down on New Year's Eve revelers as they celebrate in a frigid Times Square in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers celebrate in a frigid Times Square in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Confetti rains down on New Year's Eve revelers from the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Sandra Murillo and husband Alfonso Arroyo of Mexico City share a kiss as confetti rains down on New Year's Eve revelers as they celebrate in a frigid Times Square in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • A New Year's Eve reveler is shrouded in a sleeping bag as she gets ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • An officer is bundled up as New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • An officer and a dog keep an eye on the crowds as New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Cops search a bag as New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers crawl into garbage bags lined with newspapers as they get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • New Year's Eve revelers get ready to celebrate in a frigid Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Crowds fill Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Police in Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • NYPD officers work at a security checkpoint in Times Square as revelers enter into one of the pens where they will wait for the festivities to commence, on New Years Eve, Sunday,Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • A woman sporting festive glasses in Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Daniel Morales, 29, and Carolina Restrepo, 26, both from Bogota, Colombia, are bundled up in Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Robert Horton, 32, of Ontario, Canada, gets some arctic air in Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Revelers fill Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Kyoka Yamanaka, Miori Rue, and Kaho Maeda, all 20, wait inside one of the pens in Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan on Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Police wand and check bags on entry into the pens at Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan, on Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Revelers in the cold at Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Revelers in Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • These New Year's Eve revelers were among the first to arrive in Times Square about 8 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, some 16 hours before the ball was set to drop, marking the end of 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Dee Wilhite, 24, and Lindsay Savage, 20, both of Salt Lake City, hang out in Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin
  • Shamrock, a 3-year-old black labrador retriever that works as an explosives detection dog along with Steve Littlefield, of MSA Security, patrols Times Square before the New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin

Revelers braved the coldest New Year’s Eve since 1917 to see the ball drop in Times Square and get a glimpse of the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” show.

Mariah Carey returned to the stage after last year’s mishap, pulling off a smooth performance. She was joined by performers Nick Jonas, Camila Cabello and Sugarland.

If you didn’t make the trek to Times Square to watch the ball drop, scroll down for scenes, performances and more.

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