Hear Ozzy Osbourne Lead Charity Holiday Single
'This Christmas Time' also features Pink Floyd, Duran Duran and Slade alumni.
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Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Names His Five Favorite Albums of All Time
The records he'd take were he stranded on an island.
$1M Christmas Song
Slade's seasonal classic 'Merry Xmas Everybody' has been a perennial favorite in England since its release in December of 1973. Believe it or not, after four decades, the song stands to make an estimated £800,000 in royalties this year. That's a little over $1.3 million in U.S. dollars!
40 Years Ago: Slade Play Two Sold-Out Shows at London’s Earls Court
Slade were just about at the peak of their powers in the summer of 1973, riding high with seven consecutive Top 10 singles in the U.K. The latest, 'Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me,' shot straight to No. 1. When the band hit the road, with openers the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, demand for tickets was so high, they scheduled two nights at the legendary Earls Court in London.