| “Merry Xmas Everybody” | ||
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| Single by Slade | ||
| B-side | Don't Blame Me | |
| Genre | Hard rock/Glam rock | |
| Length | 3:41 | |
| Writer(s) | Noddy Holder/Jim Lea | |
| Producer | Chas Chandler | |
"Merry Xmas Everybody" is a single by the English glam-rock band Slade. Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English Musician James Whild Lea (born 14 June 1949, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England) is an English Musician, most notable In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Bryan James "Chas" Chandler ( 18 December 1938 — 17 July 1996) was an English Musician, Record producer England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's sixth and final number one single in the UK. Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English Musician James Whild Lea (born 14 June 1949, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England) is an English Musician, most notable Bryan James "Chas" Chandler ( 18 December 1938 — 17 July 1996) was an English Musician, Record producer It held the coveted UK Christmas Number One slot in December 1973, beating Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" into fourth place, and was still number one in mid-January. Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. Wizzard were a Birmingham -based band formed by Roy Wood, former member of The Move and co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a popular Christmas song in the UK, first released in 1973 by Wizzard, when it reached #4 In fact, it did not leave the top 40 until after Valentine's Day. It is affectionately held in similar regard by UK residents as Bing Crosby's White Christmas is by Americans. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular " White Christmas " is an Irving Berlin song whose lyrics reminisce about White Christmases. [1] The song is particularly memorable for frontman Noddy Holder's typically screeching delivery of the line "It's Chriiiiiiist-maaaaaaaaaaas!" towards the song's close. Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English Musician
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History and origin
The song was first written in 1967 with different lyrics. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Its original title was "Buy Me a Rocking Chair".
Holder described his reasons for writing the song in the November 2006 issue of MOJO Magazine:
- "I wanted it to be a working-class British Christmas song. Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located And it fitted right with the political and social things going on at the time. It was very grim: there was the Three-Day Week, power cuts at 10 o'clock at night, television finished early because there was no electricity, there was a miners' strike. The Three-Day Week was one of several measures introduced in the United Kingdom by the Conservative Government 1970-1974 to conserve Electricity, the production . . the whole country was in turmoil. That's why I came up with the line 'Look to the future now/It's only just begun. ' That's what everybody had to do. The country couldn't have been at a lower ebb. In times like that, people always turn to showbiz. "
Despite the song's association with British working class Christmases it was actually recorded in New York in mid 1973. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [2] The band initially had trouble capturing the right feel for the song. In an adjoining studio, John Lennon was working on his album Mind Games. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Mind Games is John Lennon 's fourth post- Beatles solo album and was recorded and released in 1973 The ex-Beatle had recorded his own Christmas single in 1971, and had contributed to 7 Beatles Christmas records. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Slade manager/producer Chas Chandler: "We just couldn't get the sound right. Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Bryan James "Chas" Chandler ( 18 December 1938 — 17 July 1996) was an English Musician, Record producer Then John Lennon turned up with a harmonium he was about to use in the studio next door. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born A harmonium is a free-standing musical keyboard instrument similar to a Reed Organ or Pipe Organ It was just the sound we wanted. "[3]
Popularity
The song is still a regular feature at UK nightclubs around the Christmas season, especially on Christmas Eve where midnight is signaled by Noddy's screeching finale. The song re-entered the UK Top 40 singles chart a further four times - 1981, 1983, 2006, and 2007 - it eventually sold one million copies. [4] There was also a dance remix made by Swedish dance duo Flush that was a UK top 30 entry in 1998.
Availability
As well as the single release, it has since been featured on the albums Crackers: The Slade Party Album (live version), Wall Of Hits, Feel The Noize: Greatest Hits and The Very Best Of Slade, and is also available in The Slade Box anthology box set. Crackers - The Christmas Party Album was an album by the British glam / Hardrock group Slade. Wall Of Hits was a compilation album by the British glam / Hardrock group Slade. Feel The Noize- The Very Best Of Slade was a compilation album by the British glam / Hardrock group Slade. The Very Best Of Slade was a compilation album by the British glam / Hard rock group Slade.
The song has also been released on many Christmas compilation albums. It was re-released on 4th December 2006 in two editions, red and green. The red one features "Cum on feel the Noize" as a B side; the green features Here's To The New Year and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
| Preceded by Little Jimmy Osmond Long Haired Lover From Liverpool |
UK Christmas Number One single
Merry Christmas Everybody 1973 |
Succeeded by Mud Lonely This Christmas |
| Preceded by "I Love You Love Me Love" by Gary Glitter |
UK number one single December 11, 1973 |
Succeeded by "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" by The New Seekers |
References
- ^ UK's most popular Christmas song revealed | News | NME.COM
- ^ Interview with Noddy Holder - Record Collector magazine October 2006
- ^ Black Vinyl, White Powder, Simon Napier-Bell 2001
- ^ List of 200 best selling singles in UK
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