US singer Taylor Swift performs during New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Times Square in New York on December 31, 2014.

Disney characters Mickey (R) and Minnie Mouse (L), dressed in traditional Japanese kimonos, wave to greet guests from a float during the theme park’s annual New Year’s Day parade

Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate to usher in the new year on January 1, 2015.

A photo taken on December 31, 2014 shows The Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph) on the Champs Elysees in Paris, as the French capital waits for the New Year to ring in.

New Year’s fireworks erupt over Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House during the traditional fireworks at midnight on January 1, 2015.

People walk at a snowy stairs of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen hill ahead the qualification jump of the second session of the Four-Hills Ski jumping tournament

A sea lion paints a Chinese character for “sheep” in calligraphy as part of a New Year’s Day attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on December 31, 2014.