Make sure it's all fa la la la la -- not, you're fi-fi-fi-fi-fired -- at this year's office Christmas ... the party with a professional reputation intact. Once you have received your invitation ...

Ping! An invitation lands in your inbox. Open it and you’ll find details of that event that comes but once a year: the office Christmas party. Perhaps it’s low-key, like a night in your team ...

While it may be tempting to decline the invitation to your company's holiday office party, it’s important to attend the event – even if only for a short while. While at the holiday party ...

Tips from The Times’ fashion director on how to navigate the sartorial anxieties of the season. By Vanessa Friedman Vanessa Friedman is the fashion director and chief fashion critic for The Times.