After a long hard year there the Christmas party season comes along to rescue everyone from their stupor and gives winter a purpose.  The Christmas party night is one that workers can look forward too, as they count down the dark cold days before they can leave all their worries and concerns at their desk and enjoy an unashamed night of partying.

A Christmas party is an ideal motivator and it can even be used as a tactic to boost output by adding incentives if targets are met, which is usually in the form of the size of the tab behind the bar or the generosity of the drinks package.

The festive bash can also boost motivation by instilling team spirit and breaking down hierarchy within companies where workers with various job titles can appear cut off from others. Or they can be seen as merely a good opportunity for employees of large companies to mingle and meet others that may work in different floors, or even just around the corner from each other Monday to Friday.

The organisers of the Christmas party should take advantage of the situation and encourage plenty of the interaction between the guests, for example by arranging a secret Santa whereby guests secretly buy presents for others.

However, despite all the best intentions parties can sometimes become dull affairs if the guests do not adopt a Christmas spirit and decide to go through the motivations and wait for the earlier opportunity by which they can slip off home. Some people are simply party-poopers and this event will not be for them, but others need a spark to get going. In this instance a fun party game, or, dare we suggest it, a drinking game might be what is called for.

Overall, the key to a good Christmas party is plenty of entertainment, an atmospheric venue and a hint of originality, although once the drink starts flowing even the dullest Christmas party can spark into life, but as everyone has such high hopes for their party night you can’t take any risks. One option is for a fancy dress night, which is sure to raise some eyebrows as quiet Norman from accounts comes to the party dressed as a Christmas pudding. You won’t be able to look at your colleagues the same way after this, although this is a good thing, and it will make the office Christmas party pictures well worth looking at.

In a large city such as Glasgow the choice of Christmas parties is vast and varied, so it is important to pick one that stands out from the rest. Do not be afraid to pick something out of ordinary, as even though we all love a traditional Christmas bash it is also true that originality inspires the mind. Your Christmas party nights in Glasgow should be one that is discussed fondly for the months that following Christmas 2011, so pick an excellent venue that is full of fun and frolics.