Inside the glamorous Kardashian’s annual Christmas Eve party

Pictures of Kardashian’s annual Christmas Eve party show the famous family posing with Santa Claus, opening presents by the festive tree and making the most of the holiday period and quality time together.

Kim Kardashian, 31, looked far from miserable about her recent heartache as she glammed up for the occasion in a floor-length dress and no doubt asked the big man himself if he could just grant her a speedy divorce from Kris Humphries.

Kim Kardashian wore a silver grey garment with long-sleeved and she teamed it with a pair of matching stilettos and several bangles.

However, it wasn’t long until she’s had enough of being dressed up and emerged wearing a pair of gnome-print pyjamas.

Kim Kardashian giggled and played with the young kids as she donned a pair of reindeer antlers too.

The reality star spent time cuddling her adorable nephew Mason as they admired her younger sisters’ new chocolate Labrador puppies.

Mason, 2, had also been dressed up for the party and wore a dark red velvet blazer with a white shirt and black bow tie.

Mason’s mother, Kourtney Kardashian, looked happy and relaxed as she posed with her son who wore a hat made of balloons.

Kourtney Kardashian showed off her growing baby bump on a black shift dress that had lace sleeves, which seemed to match her boyfriend’s attire.

Her partner, Scott Disick, wore a black and white checked suit with a white shirt and looked rather serious as he posed with the rest of the family.

The mother-of-six, Kris Jenner, looked exceptionally glamorous in a black floor-length dress that was covered in sequins.

Kris Jenner also stopped by the staircase for a chat with Santa and looked rather happy with one of her gifts – an Apple iHome docking station.

She also spent time mingling with her party guests, which included plastic surgeon Garth Fisher and former ox Sugar Ray Leonard.

Her husband Bruce Jenner seemed happy to step away from the spotlight and is rarely seen in any of the photographs, but he does look happy in a group shot that sees the family all come together.

Bruce Jenner teenage daughters Kendall and Kylie looked older than their years in more glamorous party dresses.

Kendall Jenner wore a rather short black fitted dress that was decorated with tiny gold studs whereas Kylie opted for a short cream dress that had a pleated skirt.

The girls looked extremely pleased with Santa as they sat on his knee and paraded around the house with their new puppies.

It was recently revealed that they have named the dogs Louis and Vuitton.

Someone who didn’t look so pleased to see Father Christmas was Mason.

The toddler looked annoyed as his father Scott Disick held him up on the bearded man’s lap and appeared desperate to get back down.

Mason’s parents couldn’t miss an opportunity for a photograph though and posed for the cameras as their son pulled a face.

They were later seen posing again by the Christmas tree as Mason clutched his giant candy cane and looked tired in his mother’s arms.

Kim Kardashian’s brother wasn’t so keen on being in front of the cameras either and only posed for a few pictures with his family.

Rob Kardashian wore a simple black shirt and matching trousers with red suede shoes.

But he wasn’t the only Kardashian sibling who wasn’t pictured much as someone who wasn’t even there at all was Khloe.

Khloe Kardashian, 27, was in Dallas with her husband Lamar Odom for the opening of the NBA season as he is now playing for the Dallas Mavericks.

The famous family made up for Khloe’s absence as they were joined by various celebrity friends.

U.S. star Maria Menounos arrived at the party in a low-cut black dress that showed off her trim figure perfectly.

The leggy actress posed with Kourtney and Kim before admiring the puppies along with the family.

Also there to have a good time were twin actresses Khadijah and Malika Haqq.

The women – who have starred in the Kardashians reality programmes – donned Christmas hats as they posed with Kim kardashian and celebrity make-up artist Rob Scheppy.

A photo of some of the food that was laid out shows a variety of cupcakes, toffee apples, profiteroles and a giant gingerbread house.