As Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel gears up to celebrate its 191st Christmas, we find out just how much effort it takes to get through the hotel's busiest month. Chef Garry joins forces with the engineering team to build a train set that runs around the lobby, while the pastry team constructs a gingerbread village that seems to get bigger every year. This is Christmas on a grand scale, with designer cocktails, thousands of turkey dinners and the festive afternoon teas booked out until 2016. This year though there is one potential killjoy: the hotel's restoration of the front facade is due to finish but they're running behind. Will the many scheduled Christmas parties be overlooking a festive St Stephen's Green, or some rusty old scaffolding instead?