I thought I should follow up and report my experience, before it recedes so far in the past that I can't!
I settled on Radio 6, even though I am a bit old for most of the music there. But it was lively, and I didn't feel like the offering (chamber music, I think) on 3. It cut away to Big Ben striking midnight without any introduction that I noticed, but then I might not have been at my most attentive. I did notice though, that there were no Westminster chimes preceding it, which made sense. I often forget that "Big Ben" is not the name of the clock or the tower. It is the name of the 13-ton bell that strikes the hour. And that's exactly what was promised: despite ongoing restoration, Big Ben would toll midnight. The other bells were supposed to remain silent, and they did. After that, I found the CBC's live feed on YouTube provided the perfect way to welcome the new year to North America, with countdowns for Newfoundland and Atlantic time. By the time midnight arrived at my location in Eastern time, I had already toasted the new year several times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RobbH's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67008 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109963 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
