A few thousands of revelers said goodbye to the old and welcomed in the New Year to the sounds of music of 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube' and a fireworks display in front of the House of the National Assembly in downtown Belgrade, this year's venue for the traditional New Year's concert.

In the first minute of the New Year, Belgrade became richer by three babies, namely, two girls and one boy.

The police, ambulance service and fire brigade confirmed for Tanjug that this year, the 'Craziest Night', as the Serbs like to call the New Year's Eve, passed in good vibrations.

The police said that the night passed peacefully and without incidents or traffic accidents, with only firefighters having 15 minor interventions, mainly to extinguish fires in garbage containers.

The ambulance service had around 80 emergency interventions, of which 29 times at a public place. The interventions were due to drunkenness and fights in clubs and restaurants where nobody was seriously injured.

In the cold but dry night, with temperature dipped to minus nine degrees Celsius, around 8,000 residents of the capital and the guests gathered in front of the House of the National Assembly and counted down the last seconds of the old and welcomed the New Year to the music of rock musician Momcilo Bajagic Bajaga, who was followed by the rock band Partibrejkers and Vlada Divljan.

About 3,000 visitors greeted the New Year in the Belgrade Arena, to the songs of pop musician Vlado Georgijev, and the merriment was continued deep into the night to the singing of folk singer Haris Dzinovic.

The lovers of bohemian atmosphere welcomed the 'Craziest Night' to the sounds of old music and traditional local cuisine in the bohemian quarter of the capital, Skadarlija.

When it came to offering good time, last but not least were the floating clubs and restaurants on both Belgrade's rivers, the Danube and Sava, which were of particular interest to foreign tourists and lovers of local music.

Several thousand guests will be staying in the Serbian capital during New Year's holidays - the greatest number coming from Slovenia, followed by guests from Croatia, Italy, France, Russia and the countries of the region.