On New Year's Eve, I watch "The Time Machine" -- the original 1960 film by George Pal with Rod Taylor, Alan Young, and Yvette Mimieux.
In the film, George the inventor takes his trip on New Year's Eve, 1899.
A classic science fiction tale and I don't grow tired of watching it.
It can be found on the net, if you know where to look and aren't afraid to go there...