Is there a holiday more deeply imbued with unreasonable expectations than New Year's Eve? Sure, Columbus Day is always high pressure, and don't even get started on the stresses of Armistice Day, but nothing compares to the anxiety induced by the inevitable midnight ball drop.

What's your favorite part of the holidays? Is it the way everyone temporarily pretends to like each other? The non-denominational exclamations of goodwill? The presents? The mistletoe?!