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"Merry Xmas Everybody" (stylised as "Merry Xmaƨ Everybody") is a song by the British rock band Slade, released as a non-album single in 1973. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and it was produced by Chas Chandler. It was the band's sixth and final number-one single in the UK.
Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Slade. [1] Aimed at the Christmas market, the album was released on 23 November 2009 and reached No. 151 in the UK. Track listing
The Christmas-themed song "Merry Xmas Everybody" was Slade's last single of 1973 and became the band's last number one in the UK. [5] Prompted by a challenge from Lea's mother-in-law to write a seasonal song, the chorus was the melody from a discarded song written by Holder six years previously. It became Slade's best-selling single.
It is 50 years since Slade claimed a Christmas number one with Merry Xmas Everybody. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The emergence of a serious contest for the Christmas number-one spot began in 1973, when the glam rock bands Slade and Wizzard deliberately released festive songs in an effort to reach the top of the charts at Christmas, with Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" beating Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".
Merry Xmas Everybody" was annually re-released for most of the eighties in the UK. Since the 21st century, chart rules changed in many territories to allow downloads of old singles to re-enter the singles charts.
Slade are particularly remembered for "Merry Xmas Everybody", [9] written by Holder and Lea. Holder recorded the single with Slade in 1973, and the song became the band's sixth number one and the third Slade single to go straight in at number one in the UK Singles Chart. [10] "Merry Xmas Everybody" has seen 1.32 million copies being sold in the ...
Merry Xmas Everybody '98 Remix (Flush Edit) 1998 Slade vs Flush - released as a CD single in 1998 Stefan Rundquist, Sven Olson Merry Xmas Everybody (Extended Remix Version) 1985 Available on 12" Vinyl of "Merry Xmas Everybody" 1985 re-issue single Lea, Peter Hammond My Oh My (12" Version) 1983 Available on 12" Vinyl of "My Oh My" single Punter