Interview with Slade's Dave Hill 50 years on from band's Christmas smash hit Merry Xmas Everybody
- 5 months ago
It's been half a century since it first reached the peak of the hit parade, but it still brings a happy feeling to one of its performers.
The Slade hit "Merry Xmas Everybody" has become a Christmas tradition, played on the television, at Christmas parties, in pubs and clubs and even at schools and colleges across the country since it first became the UK Christmas number one in 1973.
The song has become one of the most loved by the Black Country band, who enjoyed a string of hits in the 1970s, and is still a highlight of any Slade concert played by the band, of which Dave Hill is still a full-time member.
The 77-year-old was the guest of honour at Wolverhampton College for a festive sing-a-long with Futures tutor Richard Cooper and students from the programme, which encourages independence, employability and inclusion and ensures each young person has maximised opportunity to progress to independent adult lives, on Monday.
The Slade hit "Merry Xmas Everybody" has become a Christmas tradition, played on the television, at Christmas parties, in pubs and clubs and even at schools and colleges across the country since it first became the UK Christmas number one in 1973.
The song has become one of the most loved by the Black Country band, who enjoyed a string of hits in the 1970s, and is still a highlight of any Slade concert played by the band, of which Dave Hill is still a full-time member.
The 77-year-old was the guest of honour at Wolverhampton College for a festive sing-a-long with Futures tutor Richard Cooper and students from the programme, which encourages independence, employability and inclusion and ensures each young person has maximised opportunity to progress to independent adult lives, on Monday.