Now, 51 years later, the song has spent over 120 weeks in the charts, often returning for several Christmases in a row. Noddy Holder, now 78, often jokes about the royalties providing his pension .

Noddy Holder, the frontman of Slade, has revealed the "real" inspiration behind the band's iconic Christmas number one, Merry Xmas Everybody. The timeless festive hit was first released in 1973 ...

Noddy is best known for his classic Christmas song Merry Christmas Everybody Credit: Getty - Contributor. Born on June 15, 1946, Neville John “Noddy” Holder is an English musician and actor.

How much does Noddy Holder earn from Merry Xmas Everybody? Holder earns an estimated £500,000 to £1 million yearly from the song. The exact figure is kept secret by the Performing Rights Society ...

How much money do stars make from Christmas songs in 2024? From Noddy Holder to Shakin’ Stevens. Slade's Noddy Holder called Merry Xmas Everybody a 'retirement plan' Close.

Noddy Holder said his act was an equal split between songs and anecdotes now Noddy Holder hopes to go on the road again in the new year, but the former Slade frontman has said his cancer has ...

Noddy Holder hopes to go on the road again in the new year, ... "They're not just Slade stories, most of the songs I do in the show are stuff that's happened to me since Slade, ...

Noddy Holder was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer back in 2018 (Image: ... "They're not just Slade stories, most of the songs I do in the show are stuff that's happened to me since Slade, ...

Noddy Holder has reflected on his friendship with ... He also said it was the “hardest song we ever had to record” after drummer Don Powell narrowly escaped death in a car crash earlier that ...

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 ...

Noddy previously opened up about penning Merry Xmas Everybody in a 2011 interview with PRS for Music’s M Magazine. He said: ‘The song that became Merry Xmas Everybody was written in 1967.