American Idol's Ryan Seacrest is hoping for a New Year's kiss from Christina Aguilera tonight.

The show's host is co-presenting Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2007 live from New York's Times Square, where Aguilera will be performing some of her hits.

"Last year I got lucky with Mariah Carey, so hopefully at that moment she's right there," he joked.

Asked whether Idol judge Simon Cowell will be watching the show, Seacrest replied: "He won't even turn it on because he can't stand to watch anything where he's not featured.

"It's true. So last year, he went to an island where they didn't get American television or cable, and I would imagine he's probably doing the same thing."