Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Happy New Year!


Happy New Year! The familiar ring of Big Ben ushered in the New Year in London as millions of revellers throughout Britain enjoyed firework displays to greet the start of 2019.

In Edinburgh tens of thousands of people flocked to one of the world's biggest street parties.

While in London party-goers took in a dazzling firework display, with the words 'London is open' spoken in seven languages, Daily Mail reports.

The capital's mayor Sadiq Khan spoke the adage in English around two minutes into the new year after it was uttered in Spanish, Polish, French, Romanian, German and Italian.
The display was expected to bring together more than 100,000 spectators to watch the largest annual firework display in Europe, including eight tonnes of fireworks.

Big Ben returned to action to start the countdown after remaining silent for the year during renovation works.

A spectacular 70,000 projectiles made up of 12,000 fireworks lit up London's skyline as they are fired from four positions - barges and the London Eye.

Londoners also rang in the New Year with a soundtrack that celebrated Europe's finest musical artists. 

We Are Your Friends, Stay and Don't Leave Me Alone were some of the songs chosen for the 11-minute soundtrack, which featured artists from Ireland, France, Sweden and elsewhere.

These are the songs that sounded in the first moments of 2019: Give Life Back To Music - Daft Punk, New Rules - Dua Lipa, There For You - Culture Shock, Stay - Zedd (with Alessia Cara), Je T'aime Moi Non Plus - Serge Gainsbourg / Jane Birkin , Something 2 Dance 2 - NWA ,We Are Your Friends - Justice vs Simian, For You - Rita Ora / Liam Payne, Heater - Chase & Status feat. General Levy, Don't Leave Me Alone - David Guetta feat. Anne Marie, Vertigo - U2, Lullaby - Sigala feat. Paloma Faith, Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Coldplay vs Swedish House Mafia, All You Need Is Love - The Beatles.

In Newcastle the dark night sky was lit up with explosive firework displays in anticipation for midnight, as Brits all over the country get ready to see in the New Year with a bang.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has the sold-out New Year's Eve fireworks show will show Europe that the capital will remain 'open-minded' and 'outward looking' post-Brexit.

Speaking on New Year's Eve, he said: 'Well one of the things which upset many, many Londoners and many people across our country and in Europe is the tone and language used by politicians in Westminster, giving the impression we're insular, inward looking, not welcoming to Europeans.'

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