For tickets, call 947-7877.

"Guests will receive party favors, a half-bottle of sparkling wine and one standard cocktail," Manago said. "It's going to be a great show with a lot of energy."

While Cole has yet to determine her set for that night, revelers can expect her to sing hits from her critically acclaimed "Unforgettable, With Love," which sold 14 million copies worldwide and earned the talented entertainer seven Grammy Awards.

"Her stirring, soulful sounds have a way of reaching different generations and genres," Trainor said. "So, we can't think of a better performer to help us close out 2005 and ring in 2006."

Also helping to welcome in the new year are chefs from Hilton's four signature restaurants.

At Bali by the Sea, chef Adam Hightower will pamper guests with a lavish seven-course dinner, complete with a lobster-and-truffle salad, sugarcane-crusted scallop, Island-style cioppino, petit baby Island green salad, champagne sorbet, dessert sampler and a choice from among such entrees as grilled ahi tuna, veal Oscar and vegetarian couscous strudel. Cost is $115 per person.

At Village Steak & Seafood, the evening's four-course menu is priced at $80 for adults and $40 for kids 4 to 11 years.

In addition to starting with a seafood-tomato-and-ginger soup and sesame-seed-crusted ahi tuna, patrons will have a selection of entree, including a six-ounce grilled filet mignon, roasted Muscovy duck breast and fresh catch of the day with an Australian lobster tail.

Dinner concludes with the signature "Flaming Diamond Head," a pistachio-chocolate-and-banana ice cream blanketed with a strawberry sauce.

For those in search of a New Year's Eve buffet, Rainbow Lanai's lineup will showcase a carving station with slow-roasted prime rib and mahi mahi lau lau, and such hot items as sauteed veal, salmon en croute and oysters Rockefeller. Cost is $53.50 for adults and $27 for keiki.

Golden Dragon will feature its own gala dinner for $81.50 for adults and $41 for kids 12 years and younger.