Christmas is a-coming and the annual tussle of festive excess has begun. Tinsel, dazzle and merriment aplenty, Christmas ‘tis the season for entertaining – and therefore, one-upmanship. One ought to know that flashing fluoro Christmas lights and naff sparkly ornaments are anything but chic; the super-rich like to make their mark with sophisticated, tasteful grandeur.
Here are Tatler‘s Christmas status symbols.
A 6ft Nordmann fir tree
This strapping Scottish six-footer is the choice to fill…

