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I went to the thrift store last night, and what should I hear on the background music but
Last edited Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:35 AM - Edit history (4)
Slade's biggest-selling single ever:
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
4,075,198 views•Dec 11, 2016
Bert Smith
3K subscribers
I am certain not a single other person in the store recognized the song.
Slade
Slade in 1973. Left to right: Jim Lea, Don Powell, Noddy Holder, Dave Hill
Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best-selling single, "Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold in excess of one million copies. According to the 1999 BBC documentary It's Slade, the band have sold over 50 million records worldwide.
Slade in 1973. Left to right: Jim Lea, Don Powell, Noddy Holder, Dave Hill
Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best-selling single, "Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold in excess of one million copies. According to the 1999 BBC documentary It's Slade, the band have sold over 50 million records worldwide.
"Merry Xmas Everybody"
B-side "Don't Blame Me"
Released 7 December 1973
{update, Tues, Dec 6, 2022: Wikipedia has edited this. This release date is now shown as 7 November 1973.}
"Merry Xmas Everybody" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released as a non-album single in 1973. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It was the band's sixth and final number-one single in the UK. Earning the UK Christmas number one slot in December 1973, the song beat another Christmas-themed song, Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which reached fourth place. It remained in the charts for nine weeks until February 1974.
B-side "Don't Blame Me"
Released 7 December 1973
{update, Tues, Dec 6, 2022: Wikipedia has edited this. This release date is now shown as 7 November 1973.}
"Merry Xmas Everybody" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released as a non-album single in 1973. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It was the band's sixth and final number-one single in the UK. Earning the UK Christmas number one slot in December 1973, the song beat another Christmas-themed song, Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which reached fourth place. It remained in the charts for nine weeks until February 1974.
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
B-side "Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H.A.)"
Released December 1973
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a Christmas song recorded by British glam rock band Wizzard. It was first released in December 1973 and, as with most Wizzard songs, was written and produced by the band's frontman Roy Wood — formerly of The Move and a founding member of ELO. Despite the song's strong, long-lasting popularity, it has reached no higher than number four on the UK Singles Chart, a position it occupied for four consecutive weeks from December 1973 to January 1974. The song was beaten to the 1973 Christmas Number 1 spot by Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" which remained at the top of the charts for five weeks, from December 1973 to January 1974.
B-side "Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H.A.)"
Released December 1973
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a Christmas song recorded by British glam rock band Wizzard. It was first released in December 1973 and, as with most Wizzard songs, was written and produced by the band's frontman Roy Wood — formerly of The Move and a founding member of ELO. Despite the song's strong, long-lasting popularity, it has reached no higher than number four on the UK Singles Chart, a position it occupied for four consecutive weeks from December 1973 to January 1974. The song was beaten to the 1973 Christmas Number 1 spot by Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" which remained at the top of the charts for five weeks, from December 1973 to January 1974.
Okay, so we'll do that too:
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (Official Music Video)
5,494,961 views•Nov 12, 2018
RHINO
3.16M subscribers
You're watching the official music video for Wizzard - 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' from the 1973 album 'Wizzard Brew'. Listen to the 100 greatest Christmas songs here https://lnk.to/Topsify100Greatestchristmasongs
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Uh-oh, this one's blocked, on copyright grounds:
WIZZARD - I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY
517,024 views•Nov 16, 2009
thegoldenhits
15.7K subscribers
Have a glam Christmas.
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Me too. I love those videos. YouTube is great.
As for the thrift store, I left empty-handed. They did have a nice pair of moose slippers, but, darn it, they were just a little bit too small. They were size large, but I needed a pair of extra-large. Great shape, but if they don't fit, I must acquit.
The company that made them was called Comfy Feet, but the domain is now Happy Feet.
Click on Animals.
Similar:
https://noveltyslippers.com/products/moose-slippers
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2712/6222/products/moose-ns-1-lg_1024x1024@2x.jpg
