Having a toast to the festive season in 1976 were plenty of Largs businesses who are now no longer with us.

As ever, you could dance the night away at the Marine and Curlinghall for couples, of if you were looking for love, the Moorings was your port of call.

As well as a Grand Christmas Dance, there was a New Year Carnival Night which was the perfect place to rock around the clock to to see in the bells into 1977, we are sure! They boasted the sensational soul to soul 6 piece bankd ‘Rokotto’.

Other advertisers in the Largs and Millport News of the period included The Castle Hotel, Elderslie Hotel and Wee Joe’s Bar in Largs.

The Springfield Hotel was offering Christmas dinner for the £4, while a dinner dance at the Royal Hotel in Largs including the famous Charles Harkin quartet, and six courses, would set you back only £4.50!

At the cinema, it was a towering success at Christmas as King Kong roared his way to a box-office hit, while movie star Sophia Loren featured in ‘Atilla the Hun’.

And the popular Co-op in Boyd Street was ready for Christmas with their Emporium offering gifts aplenty including all the latest gadgets such as calculators and transistors!

And Margaret Munn fashions in West Kilbride suggested ‘Giving a Woolie this Christmas’ with polos from £2.70.

And the good news for your Christmas television needs was that a new COLOUR transmitter opened on Friday December 17th, and this was the perfect opportunity to consult your TV rental expert to enjoy your Morecambe and Wise, and Top of the Pops festive specials - ‘Now you can view BBC2 and all other programmes in colour’.