Slade Merry Christmas

Ask anyone to think of a Christmas song and one of the first three songs that they will think of is most definitely Slade's 'Merry Xmas Everybody'. The song, released in November 1973 has been a ...

Slade legend Dave Hill says the secret behind the success of Merry Xmas Everybody is that it’s about normal Brits having a normal Christmas. The festive rock anthem was originally released in 1973 and ...

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 ...

Slade Merry Christmas 3

CHRISTMAS just wouldn’t be Christmas without listening to Slade’s Merry Xms Everybody. But despite the song being five decades old, fans have been singing the wrong lyrics for years. Slade star Noddy ...

Slade's hit Merry Xmas Everybody may have been an integral part of Christmas cheer for 50 years, but the lead-up to creating the iconic hit was shrouded in tragedy after one of the band members was ...

Noddy Holder has revealed the real inspiration behind Slade’s festive 1973 hit ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’. The song is arguably one of Slade’s biggest hits, becoming so famous that strangers ...

Slade Merry Christmas 6

Slade frontman Noddy Holder revealed the "real" inspiration behind the band's timeless Christmas number one. Merry Xmas Everybody was released back in 1973 and has soundtracked every winter since. The ...

Slade Merry Christmas 7

A rock legend has revealed that John Lennon of The Beatles played a surprise part in Slade's Christmas hit, Merry Xmas Everybody. The band was formed in Wolverhampton in 1963, with lead singer Noddy ...