Fireworks in Courchevel in the French Alps.

By R. Couri Hay Janna Bullock, founder of RIGroup, an international real estate and development company, hosted Russian Christmas in Courchevel to mark the launch of her new luxury hotel brand S Club. Courchevel 1850 is a fairytale ski town in the French Alps, a haven for the rich and glamorous. Hundreds of guests swathed in furs stepped from their cars onto a red carpet as gentleman lead the ladies into horse drawn carriages towards the Chalet Pierre where the S Club was giving the cozy and elegant party. Janna and Eugenia Bullock The drivers, dressed in the traditional Russian garb of Cossacks, covered riders in fur blankets for the journey along a winding road lit by bonfires and flaming torches. Guests were greeted by a three-story snowman and an enormous ice sculpture, lit from within by flames. The serene effect was continued as guests sipped the finest French champagne while gazing out at the beautiful French Alps.     Chic women dripped in jewels and wore only the finest haute couture. It was a chalet packed with billionaires and an inner circle that never fails to fascinate. There was caviar, lobster, filet, and every imaginable delicacy on the planet, all washed down with bottles of Cristal. At midnight, legendary Italian singer Toto Cutugno performed for the lucky guests. DJ Denis Simachev, a Moscow designer, manned the turntables as guests danced well into the morning. Party planner Titan failed to leave out any details in creating the magical evening for Mrs. Bullock. Her company’s motto is ‘the art of development’ and this ski in and ski out project is a testament to that. The model of the five star hotel Bullock’s building in Courchevel with the help of some of the world's most noted artists, architects and interior designers features penthouses and residences with sweeping views of the slopes of Pralong.

Zoe Bullock

Janna Bullock and Giancarlo Alhadeff

Snapshots from Courchevel.

DJ Denis Simachev

Legendary Italian singer Toto Cutugno

R. Couri Hay among friends.

In Gstaad guests included Prince Nicolas of Greece, Lapo Elkann, Fiat heir and grandson of Gianni Agnelli, getting very close with model Veronica Varekova, Valentino, Giancarlo Giammetti, Nati Abascal, Taki Theodoracopulos and Count Alexandre and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, who will star alongside Jill Zarin in The Real Housewives of New York this March. Also spotted; Lord and Lady Chopard, the ever glamorous Beanie Esteve and her husband Pyrros Vardinoyannis, surrounded by a gaggle of Goulandris, Latsis, Livanos and Radziwills as well as the aforementioned Janna Bullock and her husband Alexey with their daughters Eugenia and Zoe along with Towson Remmel among others. Mariah Carey in Las Vegas. A helicopter hop away in St. Moritz were Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Marc Rich, whose ex wife Denise Rich was in Aspen hosting a New Year's fanny basher with the ever glamorous Ivana Trump, whose marriage to Rossano Rubicondi in Palm Beach this April is set to be the wedding of the year. Also in Aspen were Kate Hudson, Jack Nicholson, Goldie Hawn, Heidi Klum and Seal, Diandra Douglas, Francesca Cecil, and finally Mariah Carey who jetted off to Vegas to party at Tao with Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg. Those celebs opting for a warmer New Years fled to South Beach where Mandy Moore hosted The Raleigh’s party with guests Chace Crawford, Elisha Cuthbert, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd, and Brody Jenner. Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson tore up The Shore Club with attorney Sal Strazzullo, Jodie and Diane Fanelli, Eve, Alan Philips, Gabrielle Union, Josh Shames, Christina Milan, Eugene Remm, Sophia Bush, Marc Birnbaum and Robert Iler. Raider legend Warren Sapp, Mike Romer and Chris Reda covered for Shannon Elizabeth, who was missing in action at the Room Service, Home & Guest House fete at the Sagamore.  Down the beach Jerry Bruckheimer and his wife Linda, philanthropists Allison Weiss Brady and Chip Brady, The Apprentice’s Sean Yazbeck, and Debra L. Lee the CEO of BET were entertained by burlesque queens dancing and singing in giant martini glasses.

Left: Francesca Cecil in Aspen. Partying in Miami (Clockwise from above): Alan Phillips, Pete Wentz, Eugene Remm, and Marc Birnbaum; Jodie and Diane Fanelli; Allison Weiss Brady.