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Who is Noddy Holder and how much does he earn from Merry Xmas Everybody?

Slade singer offers fans an update on his health after being diagnosed with cancer in 2018

Evening Standard

“It's Christmaaaas!”: How Slade created a festive classic - with a little help from John Lennon

Still making half a million quid a year, it’s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving!

MusicRadar

Diana Cumming obituary

Other lives: Artist whose strange, expressive paintings were admired by Frank Auerbach and collected by Benjamin Britten

The Guardian - UK

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Timothy Hyman obituary

Other lives: Artist whose paintings reflected his passion for London and a respected writer on Sienese and Indian art

The Guardian - UK

In the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster, the stars of heavy metal came together to raise money for the victims in the only way they knew: via a power ballad

What happened when an Italian rock star got together with Motörhead, Uriah Heap, Slade and more to record as The European Team

Metal Hammer

Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 at Tate Britain review: strikingly powerful

This comprehensive show might be wide-ranging, but there are some real gems here

Evening Standard

In 1972 Slade made their way to Manchester to film a TV show for an audience of ambivalent teenagers: The result was brilliant

If anyone ever demands proof of Slade's legendary live prowess, show them this Set of 6 performance

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Brian Elliott obituary

Other lives: Artist who set up a screenprinting department at the Slade School of Fine Art and exhibited his paintings widely

The Guardian - UK

"Whatever they're on, I want some!" That time Slade's Noddy Holder ran a critical eye over Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Nick Cave, Flaming Lips and more

In March 1996, UK music magazine Select asked Slade's Noddy Holder to critique a batch of newly-released singles, with entertaining results

Louder

"Those three and a half minutes tell you everything you need to know about Slade": The story of the anthemic classic Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Recorded by Hendrix producer Chas Chandler and covered by Quiet Riot and The Runaways, frontman Noddy Holder says Mama Weer All Crazee Now is one of Slade's defining moments

Louder

“I didn’t have anything against guitars – I just had this idea in my head of two keyboard players using an array of instruments. Everyone said, ‘It’ll never work.’ Well, they were wrong”: The short life and lasting times of Greenslade

They were forced into an untimely demise after just three years. But the unique bond of two synth geniuses left a catalogue that justifies their reputation as a “thinking man’s band”

Louder

"Yes, we all want to bang our heads at Christmas, but we also want to sit down with a cup of tea and a mince pie and have a bit of a chillout": Rob Halford's 8 favourite Christmas songs

Metal God Rob Halford salutes the most wonderful time of the year, as he selects his eight favourite Christmas songs

Metal Hammer

Who is the only person to sing their own name in Do They Know It’s Christmas? Try our 2023 festive No 1s quiz

Big on Band Aid? Mad for Mad World? As much a savant of sausage rolls as LadBaby? It’s time to put your festive chart knowledge where your mouth is with our quiz

The Guardian - UK

"He used to do it all the time": Noddy Holder reckons Ozzy Osbourne started the tradition of shaving a sleeping drunk's eyebrows

Slade's Noddy Holder looks back fondly on some Ozzy Osbourne-related shenanigans

Metal Hammer

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Evening Standard

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'

Metal Hammer

A brief history of the metal Christmas song – and why there’ll (probably) never be a heavy holiday classic

Superstars from Spinal Tap to King Diamond have all tried to make a heavy metal Christmas classic. Yet, these attempts have never become chart-smashing hits. What gives?

Evening Standard

Noddy Holder’s wife Suzan shares update after singer’s ‘horrifying’ cancer diagnosis

The Slade frontman was originally given six months to live after receiving his diagnosis five years ago

The Guardian - UK

Slade’s Noddy Holder diagnosed with cancer five years ago, wife reveals

Suzan Holder says her husband was initially given six months to live but he is ‘feeling good and looking great’

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Noddy Holder’s secret throat cancer battle as wife reveals singer was told he had ‘only six months to live’

The 77-year old musician received life-saving treatment at The Christie Hospital in Manchester

The Independent UK

Noddy Holder’s wife reveals Slade singer’s cancer diagnosis

The 77-year old musician and frontman of the glam rock band was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer five years ago.

Louder

Queen were poor. Their singer sounded like a "bleating sheep". Their music was greeted with indifference. But they believed in themselves, and their debut album would make the years of pain worthwhile

One minute Queen were taking the bus and watching their Top Of The Pops performance in a shop window: the next they had the world at their feet

The Week

Phyllida Barlow obituary: renowned sculptor who was also an influential art teacher

Phyllida Barlow was 16 years old, and in her first term at art school, when one of her teachers noted that her painting had a sculptural quality, and suggested that she work in clay instead. It was, she said, “an awakening”.

The Guardian - UK

Dame Phyllida Barlow obituary

British sculptor determined to turn convention on its head to create vast, uncontainable works of art

Daily Mirror

Noddy Holder always wakes wife up on December 25 by yelling 'It's Christmas!'

Loose Women producer turned novelist Suzan Holder has described being awakened by Noddy with his famous scream from Slade’s biggest hit Merry Xmas Everybody, which was the UK’s festive No.1 in 1973

The Guardian - UK

The 70 greatest No 2 singles – ranked!

From Presley to Prince, with just one song per artist, we celebrate 70 years of the the UK singles chart with a look at the best songs that didn’t quite make it to No 1

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