It weighs 11,875 pounds with has more than 32,000 LED lights. While AccuWeather meteorologists have predicted a rainy New Year's Eve in New York, it's not expected not to dampen any of the celebrations too much.

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. Rapper Pitbull and inventor Joy Mangano were on hand on Friday to help the co-organizers of the 2025 New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square atop One Times Square to install the last few crystals.

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.