Released during the grim British winter of 1973, the song was written to lift people’s spirits during tough times, and has become a classic of the genre. This year, it seems more relevant than ever.

All four of the original Slade share performing rights but it ... They dusted it off and Merry Xmas Everybody took its melody for the chorus whiel using Jim's melody for the verses.

WHEN Slade recorded Merry Xmas Everybody they were described as the biggest British band since The Beatles as they toured the United States. And while that, to quote the lads and their like for ...

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 ...

and the Christmas classic Merry Xmas Everybody. He branched out into radio and television after quitting Slade in 1992, most famously as the star of the ITV comedy-drama series The Grimleys.

It’s coming on Christmas, as Joni Mitchell begins the song River, and everybody's having fun, as Slade noted in Merry Xmas Everybody. The lights are burning brightly everywhere, as Mariah Carey ...

Don't miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here According to their findings, the top earner is Slade's Merry Xmas Everybody, which rakes in £ ...

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 ...