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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is to perform its final ever tour in Oxford this December. The band, known for its flamboyant pop-rock style, will play at the O2 Academy Oxford in Cowley Road on Tuesday, December 16 as part of ...

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, ...

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 ...

SLADE are a band synonymous with Christmas... and they’re back for the season. What’s On finds out more SLADE - Without doubt one of the most exciting bands to come out of Great Britain in the past 30 ...

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 ...

Noddy Holder says he’s “fit” after a revolutionary drug helped him fight cancer. The Slade frontman, 77, was given six months to live when he was diagnosed with oesophagus cancer five years ago but ...