Organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration screwed the last crystals onto the ball that will usher in 2025.

The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball have been installed, marking the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 were replaced at once

The celebrations at Times Square in New York City will kick off in less than a week, with star-studded performances and an exciting countdown.

The New Year's Eve ball that will usher in 2025 for the thousands celebrating in New York City's Times Square will be retired after January 1. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.

The end of the year approaches and there are many activities that people can enjoy while celebrating the new year. One such activity will allow people to submit a wish online, which will then be put on a piece of confetti that will fall at Times Square in New York on

But at the end of the day (or year, in this case), it’s still just a ball, isn’t it? Why are we looking at a ball again? As random as it might seem, this particular tradition traces its origins back hundreds of years.