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A glittering red and white waterfall will Links of London Necklaces from the Harbour Bridge as a centrepiece of celebrations. Sydney's skyline has exploded as New Year's Eve fireworks illuminated the city and dazzled spectators, ahead of the midnight extravaganza that will bring in 2011. About 1.5 million revellers crammed into viewpoints on the foreshore, joining the people on board luxury yachts and tinnies in a celebratory Links of London Rings as the party got into full swing. The familiar rumble-and-bang of fireworks sounded shortly after 9pm (AEDT) on Friday as streams of incandescent colour shot into the heavens - a teaser for the much-hyped show-stopper set to wow the world at midnight. An X on the Harbour Bridge reflected the Luxury Watches Your Mark theme of the family-friendly display, which coincided with a lit parade of vessels on the waters below. "Stunning, beautiful," said Cinthya Discount A.Lange & Sohne, 32, a Sydney-based interpreter from Chile. Melburnian Ross Bagnato, 35, had been falling asleep after waiting almost 12 hours.