1. The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is an annual concert held on January 1st that is broadcast worldwide to over 57 countries.
2. Originating in a dark period of Austrian history, the concert tradition was begun to provide hope and joy through lighthearted classical music.
3. The concert is held in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein and features the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss II and his father.