The inverted Christmas Tree at Claridge’s is Karl Lagerfeld’s strongest souvenir of a happy childhood

The Claridge’s Christmas Tree has long symbolised the start of the festive season in the London, drawing visitors and Londoners alike to admire its magnificent design. This is the eighth year that Claridge’s has invited a creative visionary to reinterpret the tree in their own distinctive style.   Claridge’s Christmas Tree designs through the years … Read more

Designer trees and board-game butlers: Christmas in London’s poshest hotels

At Claridge’s they will read your children stories as you sip champagne, while the lights on the Connaught’s tree spell out bespoke poems by Tracey Emin

Eau de humanity: our guide to the best in Christmas perfume gift ideas

Perfume can be the most thoughtful and personal of gifts rather than a last resort, as the Guardian’s resident enthusiast explains

Cheer up your Christmas tree this year with personalised ceramic decorations

Ceramic Personalised Baby’s 1st Christmas Bauble. Once again for 2017, Jayne Redmond’s baubles are available to purchase at Harrods in the Christmas World on the second floor, including her Exclusive to Harrods range. Cheer up your Christmas tree this year and give it some personality with personalised ceramic Christmas bauble decorations – and everyone you know will … Read more

Are pop-up igloos the new Christmas markets?

Pop-up snowglobes are appearing on roof terraces, and in back gardens and holiday resorts – with Instagram feeds set to be filled with #igloo pics all winter