A cold welcome

On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall, it was the last day of the year and a large acrowd of people had gathered at the Town Hall Clock. It was striking twelve in twenty minutes time, Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, "It's two minutes past twelve, that clock has stopped!" I looked my watch, it was true. The big  clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that momnet, everybody began to laugh and sing.