Wizzard came off second best that time but the song has charted every year in the UK since 2007 and has already reached the top 30 in 2024. It earns songwriter Roy Wood a reported £200,00 a year.

Noddy Holder could score a second Christmas Number 1 single with his upcoming charity song, having previously topped the chart as part of band Slade with the track Merry Xmas Everybody in 1973 ...

Today, meet the singer-songwriter Noddy Holder, the lead singer and front man of the rock band Slade which was one of the biggest English groups of the 70's. Noddy's first ever song - and probably ...

To mark 50 years since he co-wrote it, the Slade frontman has told the true story behind his beloved song. Released in 1973, his hit still dominates the airwaves in November and December. Article ...

Noddy Holder said his act was an equal split between songs and anecdotes now. Kath Stanczyszyn. BBC WM. Andy ... Published. 26 September 2024. Noddy Holder hopes to go on the road again in the new ...

And it all came about because of a boozy night in the Midlands home of frontman Noddy Holder’s parents. Noddy, 77, said: “The song that became Merry Xmas Everybody was written in 1967.

Noddy calls the song his pension and in 2015 it was estimated to generate £500,000 of royalties every year. Related articles. Noddy Holder’s quiet life with wife Suzan in idyllic Cheshire village ; ...