In a tribute to the three entertainment legends who passed away this year, spectacular new firework designs will shower from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, rain from barges on the harbour and explode in a space odyssey above the city.

"I'm sure we'll all be star struck by the amazing firework effects this New Year's Eve.   This is a wonderful way to reflect on the year that's been and look forward to the opportunities the future holds," City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

"Among the fabulous display will be effects inspired by three artists who have a special place in Sydney's heart.

"Sydney is especially significant for David Bowie, who called Elizabeth Bay home for a decade from the early eighties, filming music videos and recording an album here.

"Prince performed in Australia many times and his Sydney Opera House concert was one of his last. And I know children and adults everywhere will delight in a Willy Wonka moment during the midnight fireworks."

New Year's Eve Fireworks director Fortunato Foti, said the New Year's Eve soundtrack by producer Alex Gooden had inspired firework formations that will be seen for the first time.

"We're always evolving the effects and coming up with new techniques, and this year we were really excited by the music and how we were able to bring it to life visually," Mr Foti said.

"Over the past 20 years we've used hundreds of different shapes and designs, and this year we'll be adding to that. It's going to be a real buzz seeing these over Sydney for the first time."

Each year, the fireworks display starts with the music. For Sydney New Year's Eve soundtrack producer, Alex Gooden, it's like putting together a complex musical puzzle that takes a whole year to complete.

"The soundtrack is a great way to reflect on the past year, and when you have huge events in the arts world like the passing of legends David Bowie and Prince, how could you not pay tribute to them?"

A crowd of one million spectators is expected to gather along the Sydney Harbour foreshore to watch the fireworks spectacular, while an estimated global audience of one billion will see broadcasts of the fireworks.

For the first time Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks will be live streamed on Facebook, reaching a global audience of more than 10 million Facebook followers.

The City of Sydney has brought together broadcast partner the ABC and peak tourism bodies Tourism Australia and Destination NSW to live stream the world's most famous firework show.

"Sydney New Year's Eve is one of the biggest annual celebrations in the world. By making the most of digital technology available for the first time this year, we can put Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks show in the palm of people's hands around the world – right as it happens," the Lord Mayor said.

"Our world famous New Year's Eve is one of the world's biggest New Year's Eve celebrations that generates more than $130 million annually for the NSW economy.

"This is an opportunity to further showcase Sydney to the world as we bring the harbour to life like never before."

Sydney's world class events are a major drawcard for overseas visitors, with statistics showing half those attending the 2015 New Year's celebrations Sydney had travelled from the US, China, UK, Germany and other parts of Europe.

Well over a million people attended Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations and according to leading research analysts Stollznow, more than 46 per cent travelled from overseas specifically to attend the event.

The 2016 Sydney New year's Eve celebrations include:
6pm – Aerial displays above Sydney Harbour by flying ace Matt Hall
8.30pm – start of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Projections
8.38pm – Welcome to Country ceremony
9pm – Family fireworks
9.15pm – Harbour of Light Parade
Midnight – Main fireworks display

Audiences can watch the live stream of the Welcome to Country, the 9pm fireworks and the midnight fireworks on Sydneynewyearseve.com, the one-stop shop for planning your night on the harbour, at home or across the globe.

The New Year's Eve 2016 spectacular will be broadcast in HD on ABC TV and ABC iview with the fireworks also streamed live on ABC TV Facebook.

Sydneysiders can tune into 104.1 2DayFM for the exclusive soundtrack at 9pm and midnight.

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跨年庆典烟花为艺术大师而绽放

著名音乐家大卫·鲍伊（David Bowie）、王子（Prince）和艺术家吉恩·怀尔德（Gene Wilder）的杰出作品都将在跨年庆典的舞台上大放异彩，化身脱俗的烟花样式出现在悉尼海港的夜空，火树银花、齐相争艳。

为了纪念这三位今年同年辞世的艺术传奇，庆典当晚，各式精美的新花样或如瀑布般一泻悉尼海港大桥（Sydney Harbour Bridge），或如缕缕光雨从海港驳船喷薄而出，再或如天女散花般绽放于城市苍穹夜幕。

悉尼市市长Clover Moore说："我断言大家都会被今年跨年夜的烟花表演的美艳所倾倒 —— 这样辞旧迎新的方式是再好不过了。"

"悉尼对这三位艺术大师情有独钟，本届烟花表演将用缤纷的焰火向世人表现他们的旷世才华。"

"对于音乐家大卫·鲍伊而言，悉尼尤为特别 —— 他曾在上世纪八十年代初旅居悉尼伊丽莎白湾（Elizabeth Bay）长达十年之久，在此期间，他不但创作了一张专辑，还录制了许多让人耳熟能详的音乐电视作品。

"音乐家王子曾多次来澳演出，在悉尼歌剧院的音乐会是他人生最后的大作之一。今年午夜烟花汇演将根据电影《欢乐糖果屋》主人公威利·旺克（Willy Wonka）创作经典时刻 ——我想无论是大人还是孩子，无论您身在何处都会深深的为之感染。"

跨年庆典烟花汇演总指导福尔图纳托·福蒂（Fortunato Foti）称本届烟花样式的构成源于制作总监亚利克斯·古登（Alex Gooden）编排的庆典配乐，花式设计达到了前所未有的新飞跃，将首次呈现在观众面前。

福蒂先生说："我们一向努力在创造力和表现力方面推陈出新。今年的配乐为烟花创作赋予了极大的灵感，因此我们十分期待利用昙花一现、稍纵即逝的焰火让大师级的音乐作品在视觉上焕发生机和活力。

"在过去的20年里，我们设计了数千种烟花造型，今年我们将更上一层楼，为整场表演带来夺人眼球的震撼效果，把悉尼夜幕点缀成璀璨星空。"

每年的烟花表演都以配乐同步拉开帷幕。对于悉尼跨年庆典配乐制作总监亚利克斯·古登而言，这项工作如同一盘错综复杂的乐音拼图，需要用一整年来完成。

他说："配乐可以很好地回顾即将过去的一年 —— 大卫·鲍伊和王子等艺术界翘楚都在今年纷纷故去，我们怎能不向他们致敬呢？"

当晚预计吸引逾百万（1,000,000）观众前往港口海滨观看实景盛事，全球观看转播的观众总数预为十亿（1,000,000,000）。

本届悉尼跨年庆典将首次在世界热门社交网站 ——脸书（Facebook）进行直播，为世界各地逾千万（10,000,000）脸书用户提供实时观看盛事精彩的窗口。

悉尼市政府将携手转播合作伙伴——澳大利亚广播公司（ABC），以及旅游行业领军机构——澳大利亚旅游局（Tourism Australia）和新南威尔士州旅游局（Destination NSW）播放这一举世瞩目的烟花表演实况。

市长说："悉尼跨年庆典是全世界规模最大的年度庆典盛事之一。今年我们将可以首次通过数字科技把悉尼跨年庆典斑斓的焰火即时地送到全球观众的掌心。

"这一世界闻名的大型跨年庆典为新南威尔士州经济年均创赢超过$1.30亿（130,000,000）。"

"悉尼的海港展露最美身姿之时，也是我们向世人展示这座城市无穷魅力的大好时机。"

据统计，悉尼的诸多重大节事活动也是吸引海外游客造访这里的主要原因，2015年悉尼跨年庆典期间造访本市的游客中半数来自美、中、英、德，以及欧洲其它国家和地区。

知名调研机构Stollznow指出, 参与跨年庆典活动的总人数已超过百万（1,000,000），其中逾46%是专程从海外来到悉尼，现场观看跨年庆典。

2016年悉尼跨年庆典活动安排：
晚6点 ——王牌飞行员迈特·豪尔（Matt Hall）将在悉尼海港上空表演飞行特技。
晚8点30分 —— 悉尼海港大桥桥墩投影开始
晚8点38分 —— 澳大利亚土著民族传统仪式《欢迎来到这片土地（Welcome to Country）》
晚9点 —— 家庭烟花表演（Family fireworks）
晚9点15分 —— "海港之光"灯船炫彩大巡游（Harbour of Light Parade）
午夜 —— 午夜烟花汇演 （Main fireworks display）

欲观看庆典安排的澳大利亚传统土著民族仪式《欢迎来到这片土地》、9时家庭烟花表演和午夜烟花汇演直播，请登陆网站Sydneynewyearseve.com，无论您身在现场、围坐家中或是在世界的任何角落，这里都有全面的信息，把您的跨年夜安排得一步到位。
2016年跨年庆典实况将分别在澳大利亚广播电视台（ABC TV）及其在线视频iview平台以高清画质转播，与此同时，烟花表演也将在澳大利亚广播电视台脸书平台在线直播。

人们也可选择调频104.1FM  2DayFM电台聆听9时家庭烟花表演和午夜烟花汇演的独家配乐。