"The iconic 15-foot UK-grown Nordmann spruce has arrived, loaded on the open back of a lorry with yellow lights reflecting off the marble foyer and sports cars parked outside. "Mind the chandelier or you'll be paying for it!" someone hollers as the tree is shimmied into place in the lobby. The smell of fir fills the air as the tree is twisted into the optimum position and fluffed."
"Balanced atop tall ladders, the team begin decorating the tree with strings of lights, not a tangle in sight, while boxes of ornaments are hauled in. A woven gold star is placed at the top and carefully strapped into place. The theme this year is gingerbread, featuring a mix of glittering baubles in silver, gold, and icy blue, along with iced gingerbread stars. "Will I wake up to Christmas?" a guest asks me, arriving back from a night out in town."
A 15-foot UK-grown Nordmann spruce is delivered to The Dorchester and carefully positioned, twisted into the optimum spot and fluffed until perfect. A focused team decorates the tree atop tall ladders, installing untangled strings of lights, a woven gold star, and gingerbread-themed ornaments in silver, gold, and icy blue. Velvet-bowed wreaths of deep plums, pinks and gold, oversized baubles woven with pale blue hydrangeas, and gold nutcrackers are placed throughout the hotel. A fir-lined grotto with candy-cane baubles and a red North Pole post box invites children to post letters to Santa. The crew completes hoovering, polishing and cleanup before sunrise.
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