he annual fusion of music and spectacle at Stockholm's famous Skansen open-air museum is a tranquil way to greet the New Year - visitors can listen to Tennyson's Ring Out Wild Bells being read aloud on the stroke of midnight.<br /><br />Every New Year's Eve since 1895, Tennyson's moving ode has been recited at the museum by a well-known Swede. There's also music and, of course, fireworks to entertain the crowd at the end of the night.<br /><br />If you go for this family event, it could also be your chance to appear on national television - households across Sweden watch a live broadcast of events at Skansen as they toast the New Year from the warmth of their homes.
