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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'

Evening Standard

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?

Metal Hammer

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

Evening Standard

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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’

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

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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 Week

Dame Phyllida Barlow obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

Noddy Holder aiming for second Christmas number 1 with charity single

It's Christmas!

Wales Online

PremiAir Racing confirms Slade deal

PremiAir Racing has confirmed that Tim Slade will join the squad for the 2023 Supercars season.

Motorsport

Raymond Briggs obituary

Author-illustrator known for The Snowman and Father Christmas whose books often explored the quiet heroism of ordinary lives

The Guardian - UK

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Holdsworth in contention for BRT seat

Lee Holdsworth is among the drivers in contention to replace Tim Slade at the Blanchard Racing Team next season.

Motorsport

Slade linked to PremiAir switch

Tim Slade will part ways with Blanchard Racing Team at the end of the current Supercars season with PremiAir Racing his expected destination.

The Guardian - UK

Antony Gormley: ‘I’m inviting people to explore the conditions of their own living’

His towering figures have made him the UK’s most famous sculptor. Now, in two new works, the artist is reckoning with the very essence of time and space

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