Jim Sullivan runs down his choices for First Night events, including Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses doing "Extreme Spirituals" at Emmanuel Church.
New Year's
Karrie photographs George's ride to commemorate the raising of the American flag above Prospect Hill during the Revolution. George looks like he stopped at a few Dunkin' Donuts along the way.
How an actual baby rings in the New Year.
Jay Fitzgerald harrumphs at media estimates of 1 million people at First Night, but concludes it doesn't matter because so many of the people he saw were happy:
I saw a lot happy children -- and 'success' was definitely written on their faces.
Sandouri Dean Bey reflects on the past year:
The finale of the first First Night fireworks, at 7 p.m. over Boston Common, as seen from Charles Street (they were a lot louder than they sound in this video):
Icy Pegasus, on the Common:
From the MBTA Web site:
"SUNDAY, December 31st – New Year's Eve
Blue, Orange, Green and Red Line trains will operate on a SUNDAY schedule..."
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