Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody is a quintessentially British Yuletide hit. Released in November 1973, against the backdrop of national strikes and general misery, Slade’s rousing opus to the festive ...

The 1973 glam-rock classic “Merry Xmas Everybody” continues to chart every December, creating an odd situation for the wife of Slade guitarist and co-writer Noddy Holder. “Never in my wildest dreams ...

No matter how lucrative, a millstone is a millstone. And while the evergreen charms of the annually unavoidable Merry Xmas Everybody might have allowed the formerly flared gentlemen of Slade to enjoy ...

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Slade’s Christmas hit single Merry Xmas Everybody, first topping the UK charts on December 15th 1973, PRS for Music reveals the legendary band’s seasonal classic ...

It’s Christmas Eve and Toyah and Robert Fripp are celebrating in their kitchen with a Sunday Lunch cover of Slade‘s 1974 hit “Merry Xmas Everybody” which was the band’s sixth and final #1 single in ...

It wouldn't be Christmas without Slade's classic Merry Xmas Everybody hit, which came out in 1973 and is sung by Noddy Holder, who wrote the track in two hours Slade ...

Slade's anthem 'Merry Xmas Everybody' is predicted to be this year's biggest festive earner. The track - which was written by frontman Noddy Holder - has earned the star over £520k in royalties so ...

Many artists have their own Christmas hit that brings in royalties every year. Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everyone” was a holiday hit in 1973 and continues to be played by many every holiday season. However, ...