It was a white-ish Christmas at Bellevue Hill on Thursday night as smoke haze from the bushfires settled on Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch’s Christmas drinks.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg were among those expected at the soiree.

Anthony Pratt arrives at the Murdochs on Thursday. Credit:James Alcock

Sarah Murdoch, clad in blue, greeted guests as they walked down the drive lit with orange Christmas lights, matching the orange blaze of the sun. The smog was so thick that even the view of Rose Bay was obscured from their mansion, Le Manoir.

The gaggle of Sydney’s A-list and business folk included Gerry Harvey of Harvey Norman, Crown casino boss John Alexander, cardboard king Anthony Pratt and Sky News chief executive Paul Whittaker.