Merry Xmas Everybody

The perennial stompalong party hit by Slade, as much a part of a British Christmas as plum duff and Charles Dickens. If you don't know the song, and Noddy Holder's famous holler over the fade out, here it is, from and old Top of the Pops. Jones is doing the bit at 3.30. And, yes, they are miming to the record.

In the clip the odd looking man in the Santa suit is Jimmy Saville, DJ and national treasure, who died a month ago.

Millie Week 15; Thu 20 - Sat 22 Dec 1990

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I never got that scalextric set.

If you don't know the carol, here it is...

In the Bleak Midwinter

Christina Rosetti's haunting Christmas carol is much loved. But I've always thought that she lost her way in the 'snow on snow' bit. OK, we get it, it's snowed a lot.

If you don't know 'In the Bleak Midwinter' - here it is...

Hi, 'T'.