A nightclub in the city centre has earned a cult Christmas following with its epic parties every year on December 25.
For decades, hundreds of merrymakers flock to The Garage on Sauchiehall Street to escape the family or catch up with old friends.
Andy Clark, head of marketing at Holdfast Entertainment which owns The Garage, was baffled when he first found out the venue was open on Christmas Day.
The 38-year-old said: “I had read that they were open 365 days a year but it hadn’t hit home until the week before when I was doing my rota and went, oh no – I need to get staff in on Christmas night.
“Of which, I did manage, it was dead easy. Loads of people were up for it.”
The Garage welcomes festive fun-seekers from around 10pm until the wee hours (the venue has a 4am licence).
Folks heading to the party can expect a bouncy castle, snazzy jumpers and the potential for a few Santa Clauses to pop by before returning to the North Pole.
Sadly, it has not snowed inside the club since one fateful party nearly a decade ago.
Andy said: "We used to do fake snow all over the whole dance floor until I ruined it - I got the wrong stuff one year and it got stuck to the floor."
It took over 15 staff to scrub the joint ahead of The Garage's Boxing Day bash.
He added: "We've all tried to forget that."
So why does The Garage insist on staying open every Christmas Day?
Andy said: "The whole reason behind it and why we keep it going is that the youngsters get a bit bored of their uncle or auntie or grandpa and they start getting itchy feet around 9pm.
"They're thinking, right, I'm bored of the family stuff.
"Then they start texting around, asking what everyone is up to.
"It can also be a reunion night for people that are only back in town for a couple of days at Christmas so they want to fit in family during the day and see their friends in the evening."
Others drawn to the event include those who do not celebrate Christmas or those who do not spend the occasion with family.
Andy said: “It's important for us to make sure there is always an option.
"It's important to be something for everyone and be available for everyone, especially during the Christmas period.
"You can come along on a Christmas night out where someone is in their 40s or 50s and they can go in the cheesy room with tunes from when they used to go clubbing every week.
"And then you’ve got the main room which is perfect for your youngsters that want to hear the current stuff."
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