And reservations for Stouffer's New Year's Eve gala, considered another economic bellwether, are coming in earlier than usual this year, Mr. Williams said.

New Year's Eve gala and dinner, Monday beginning at 9, $450.

When he is asked by Priya to buy high-priced passes to a New Year's Eve gala, he finds himself severely short of money.

The orchestra missed payroll deadlines for its November and February subscription programs, and for a New Year's Eve gala.

At the Rainbow Room, there will be no New Year's Eve gala this year, breaking a 10-year tradition.

He and his wife, Elena, joined us at the New Year's Eve gala in the grand first-class dining room with its high ceilings and double staircase.

The complete set will also be presented at a New Year's Eve gala.

The other three concertos will be performed the following Sunday, and all six at a New Year's Eve gala.

Tickets for the New Year's Eve gala are $75; sold out but returns may be available.

The program was full of the bubbly, sparklingly energetic music one expects at a New Year's Eve gala, although amid the chestnuts were a few comparative rarities.