New Years Eve

Welcome, 2014. As we said goodbye to 2013, a whole mess of our favorite celebs were Instagramming photos of their big night out, tweeting messages about the past and the future, all the while enjoying the present.

Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' was the biggest single of 2013 and was the singer's breakthrough song, thanks to its crazy catchy melody, sexy vibe and raunchy video. Thicke performed the song in Los Angeles and beamed into Ryan Seacrest's NYC-based 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' celebration.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's swim looks like a great time. People in costumes, swimming, having fun. We probably should've gone, but there was that whole hangover thing to deal with. Which makes us wonder, does jumping into the freezing Atlantic ocean cure a hangover? If so, we're totally there next year.

The hourly countdown to 2013 has officially begun, which means New Year's Eve preparations are in full swing. We're practicing our photobombing techniques, cranking up the tunes and bejeweling jean shorts, among other things. December 31st is the party of all parties, after all!

Everyone knows about the ball that drops in New York City's Times Square to mark the start of a new calendar year. What you may not realize, though, is that other cities around the nation have similar traditions that entertain and enthrall their local communities. Here's a look at some of the odder traditions that will be taking place in America tonight:

We're going to make a pretty huge statement right now ladies and gents, so brace yourselves: photobombing is hands down the best way to capture any sort of moment. Ruining a picture with that unexpectedly hilarious face or the addition of a random stranger in a photo simply adds that extra oomph needed to bring a picture to the next level. Plus, it's just funny stuff.

It's true the holidays are easily the greatest time of year, but it can also be the most exhausting. After so much preparation, it sort of feels like we want to nap for weeks. It also doesn't help that we ate our weight in ham and stuffing and chocolate, so we're currently nursing a major food hangover. But it's time to rally, people! We can't forget one of the greatest parties is coming up in jus

The holidays might be winding down, but that doesn't mean we can put our feet up and slip into a post-festivities food coma just yet. T-minus three days until New Year's Eve, and you know what that means-- it's time to get your party on!

- OneRepublic will perform their single 'If I Lose Myself' at 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'.

As the news of the death of entertainment icon Dick Clark begins settling in, some are wondering if the technology that brought Tupac Shakur to Coachella last weekend could be used to allow Clark to appear on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,’ the show he hosted since 1974. Ace Showbiz notes that many in the Twitter universe have expressed their desire to see a hologram of Clark on this year’s broadcast of