Naturally, "Merry Xmas Everybody" entered the U.K. singles charts at No. 1. For the record, the song also beat out another future holiday classic, Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday ...

So here it is, Merry Christmas! And the song everyone is most likely to be having fun to is Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody,” which is the most-streamed festive tune in the UK, according to ...

No - it’s 1973, and the year of the creation of the Christmas classic, Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ Rail strikes are crippling the country. A wobbly government is in fear of an early ...

Merry Christmas Everybody (or Merry Xmas Everybody if you're a fan of abbreviations) ... Try our Slade lyrics quiz and see how well you do. Article continues below. Christmas events 2016.