Pray enlighten me: why is it possible to decide when the New Year starts at the South Pole but not at the North Pole?
:D 
Arthur David Olson wrote:
"How to celebrate New Year’s in every time zone"
Mia Bennett pointed out in her blog that there's one place on the planet where the start of the New Year is undefined, namely the North Pole. One could hold a pretty wild New Year's Eve party there....
Bennett M. When is it New Year's at the North Pole? Cryopolitics 2014-12-30 http://cryopolitics.com/2014/12/30/when-is-it-new-years-at-the-north-pole/