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 ...

While Luke Spiller feared looking back, wondering if it "Could Have Been Me," he need not worry that he could have been merry. The Struts frontman has released a cover of the song "Merry Xmas ...

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 ...

Want a quick fix to become a multi-millionaire? Then pen a Christmas hit. It's certainly worked for Slade's Noddy Holder, who is reported to earn up to £1m a year in royalties thanks to co-writing ...

It’s December so Toyah and Robert Fripp are in holiday mode on their Sunday Lunch YouTube channel and this week are revisiting their cover of Slade‘s classic #1, “Merry Xmas Everybody.” Watch that and ...

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 ...

A triumphant homecoming to the Civic Hall on November 6, 1972. It won't be long now before you hear Merry Xmas Everybody. Again. It has been getting grannies up and rock 'n' rolling with the rest ever ...

CHRISTMAS is around the corner, and festive music is flooding radio stations and shopping centres across the globe. But one particular tune will be everywhere and anywhere – a holiday staple since the ...

A survey has revealed that the 1973 hit Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade is the nation’s favourite ever Christmas number one. Second favourite in the poll of 4,000 people conducted by David Ormerod ...