▁The ▁show ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁show ▁production ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁immediately ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁special ▁count down ▁show . ▁High light s ▁of ▁New ▁Years ▁celebrated ▁in ▁individual ▁countries ▁began ▁the ▁show ; ▁the ▁Asian ▁pav il ions ▁( J apan ▁and ▁China ) ▁went ▁first , ▁followed ▁by ▁those ▁in ▁Europe ▁( Ital y , ▁Norway , ▁France , ▁Germany ) ▁and ▁then ▁after ▁that , ▁the ▁countries ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁G MT ▁time ▁zone ▁( Mor oc co ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ). ▁During ▁the ▁presentation , ▁fire works ▁shot ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁each ▁pav il ion ▁accompanied ▁by ▁custom ▁celebr ation ▁music ▁from ▁each ▁country . ▁The ▁count down ▁began ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁seconds ▁prior ▁to ▁mid night ▁with ▁Canada , ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁count down ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁d ong ▁( which ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁pav il ion ) ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁massive ▁celebr atory ▁fire work ▁display ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 0 0 ▁mid night ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁ 3 6 0 - deg ree ▁launch ▁of ▁fire works ▁around ▁the ▁World ▁Show case ▁l ago on . ▁The ▁song ▁" A uld ▁Lang ▁Sy ne " ▁played ▁as ▁spect ators ▁che ered ▁and ▁watched ▁the ▁massive ▁fire work ▁display . ▁This ▁tag ▁used ▁double ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁fire works ▁that ▁were ▁launched ▁in ▁Ill umi N ations : ▁Ref lections ▁of ▁Earth . ▁A ▁male ▁announ cer ▁concluded ▁the ▁show ▁wish ing ▁guests ▁a