HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS IF YOU STILL NEED TO!

BE SANTA!
Always have cigs and a cunningly stashed bottle of properly chilled champagne to dispense at the end of the party...

GET A DOG!
And  if that doesn't work, at least you'll have the hound to console you. Plus-it will be on a leash and in no position to ditch you.

HAVE A CHILD!
Warning: you will quickly have to utilise the recommended culling methods to whittle away at those unwanted school- gate pals...


BE A HOST!
Acquire a fab weekend pad and entertain busily...


HARDEST OF ALL!

Be funny, kind and curious...

BOOKS TO INSPIRE!

THE SUNRISE BY VICTORIA HISLOP

                                                      KILLER HEELS BY LISA SMALL

                                                     THE BONE CLOCKS BY DAVID MITCHELL

                                                 MR MAC AND ME BY ESTHER FREUD  

THE CILDREN ACT BY IAN McEWAN

LONDON CALLING!

FERA AT CLARIDGE'S
HOW MUCH: SET LUNCH 45 BRITISH POUNDS
                        DINNER TASTING MENU: 105 BP
                        PRIX FIXE DINNER:            85 BP


WHAT TO EAT: THE TASTING MENU
WHAT TO DRINK:  LAURENT-PERRIER BRUT IS A SNIP AT 69 BP A BOTTLE
WHO GOES: KINGS OF LEON, CHRIS MARTIN

FESTIVE THREATS

Exciting collaborations and fabulous feasts make the Savoy the place in London to celebrate the festive season and welcome in 2015.

Whether you are here to savour the delectable seasonal cakes and pastries for a Festive Afternoon Tea, to mark Christmas Day with a Yuletide meal at one of the hotel's outstanding restaurants, or to stock up on a decadent hamper bursting with Christmas goodies at the bijou Savoy Tea store, you can't help but soak up the celebratory atmosphere that infuses The Savoy throughout December. Undoubtedly, one of the most magical ways to embrace the festive spirit is by combining a two-night stay at the Savoy with a spot of ice-skating just along the Strand at London's iconic Somerset House. As well as treats and a champagne afternoon tea at the hotel, you will enjoy post-skating chocolate and fizz with Fortnum & Mason in the Christmas Arcade, which overlooks the enchanting rink. As the year draws to a close, The Savoy pulls out all the stops, offering five special ways to usher in 2015, including a lavish New Year's Eve Dinner at Kaspar's Seafood Bar and Grill, a five-course dinner followed by drinks and dancing in the Thames Foyer and a fabulous themed Dinner and Dance in the stunning Lancaster Ballroom.

Foodies will be thrilled by the gastronomic offerings, set to include grilled hay-smoked Hereford beef and Varlhona mandarin spheres while those keen to toast the New Year with a coctail and live music will adore the goings-on in the American Bar and the Beaufort Bar. It is difficult desicion but whichever way you choose to celebrate , be prepared to party in tue Savoy style.

For details and book visit fairmont.com/savoy