Nah. It's just that the day itself is lame.
Pick a random, astronomically insignificant spot of the revolution of the earth around the sun. Call it the new year, even if Ethiopians celebrate it Sept 11, Cambodians and Thai celebrate it in April, a billion Hindus celebrate it in March, over a billion Chinese think it's really in February, 1.6 billion Muslims thought it was already in October, and all the Jews think it's in September.
Jack up the prices 4x for anybody who wants to do anything like go out to a restaurant or drink at a bar that night. Make taxis impossible to get on the night most people are blotto out of their minds and should not drive. Jack up the price of Uber cars 4x.
Watch CNN put on a gay man and a fag hag for a countdown. Watch other networks televise clowns like Pitbull singing for it.

Shittiest holiday of the entire year.