WATCH: Slade play Merry Xmas Everybody in Bilston 45 years after hit released
It's Chriiiiistmaaas! And Slade got fans in the festive spirit with a live performance of their seasonal smash hit at Bilston's Robin 2.
It's been 45 years since Merry Xmas Everybody stormed the Christmas charts, and the song proved as popular as ever when Slade played the Mount Pleasant venue to a delighted crowd last night.
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Earning the UK Christmas number one slot in December 1973, the Wolverhampton rockers' song beat another Christmas-themed song, Wizzard's I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, to the coveted title.
Merry Xmas Everybody sold more than a million copies upon its first release in 1973. It has returned to the charts every year since and earned Slade a fortune in royalties.
In fact, since the early 1970s, Slade have spent an accumulated total of six years in the Top 75 charts.
The catchy Christmas tune has been covered by numerous artists including The Cure, Spice Girls, Tony Christie, R.E.M and more.
Minus Noddy Holder, Slade rolled out the classics during the special homecoming show.
Dave Hill, Don Powell and the boys had the Robin feeling the noize playing a series of their hits, such as Get Down and Get With It, Coz I Luv You, Look Wot You Dun, Take Me Back 'Ome and more.
