Jim Lea tells the story behind Merry Xmas Everybody!

[@bonniechops1]

This song never dies, one of the most iconic Christmas songs of all time, it also takes me back to my 70s childhood Christmases brilliant memories 🎅🏻

[@tylerthompson1842]

Best Christmas song of all time

[@highdownmartin]

No sleigh bells. No kids choir Down to earth lyrics about real people Not an ounce of sentimentality about it, just a celebration of the parts that make up Christmas that everyone recognises. , indeed, the best Christmas song ever. ITS CHRISSSSMAAASSSSSSS!

[@shereemcclelland2186]

Fan bloody tastic,legends, this sort of footage us Slade fans want to see, it takes me back 50 years, in Australia, Slade ruled the charts, best time of my life 😘

[@stevewatts7126]

The Great Jimmy lea, and a classic is born !!

[@alangreenley3257]

jim lea, is, and will always be rememberd, as a rock god, a man of so many talents,

[@junglejim99]

Love his bass lines, he's underated as a bassist I think.

[@stewartquark1661]

Never heard this wonderful magnificent piece of music until a few years ago Now I cant live without it !!!!

[@davidlyons3678]

Noddy and Jim. Great songs thanks

[@jamessim1858]

The great Jim Lea.....no more needed to be said

[@marcstevens8576]

Really great to hear Jim break down how he wrote it as a Dylan-style song, then later combined it with Nod's Rocking Chair song. Read about it before, but, was great to see him break it down...

[@СветланаКоренная-з5в]

Мой красавчик!!!

[@Anothertominohio]

Great Dylan!

[@Smudgie]

That was fun until that nasty reminder at 4:57.

[@Evan102030]

Why nasty? It's part of a nice tale :) Merry Christmas

[@stephendoriankutos4429]

@@Evan102030 I think he might be referring to seeing Jimmy Saville in the clip

[@shannonlucas2980]

He's now spending an eternity getting his comeuppance. Sick bastard.

[@blahblahblah742]

I was just about to say this is the best interview about MXE, then Sa Vile appears 💀

[@frank290862]

Wow! Is that his garden?

[@JoopZweetsok]

yes

[@daviddonnelly3529]

He says at the end ". . and no writing credit" but he DOES get a writing credit? it can clearly be seen on the single itself. Holder - Lea.

[@MirlitronOne]

He's referring to his mother-in-law...

[@СветланаКоренная-з5в]

Просыпаюсь смотрю его и засыпаю смотрю!!!

[@tonymillington1888]

Noddy wrote the lyrics and the music...it's got Noddy written all over it...

[@JoopZweetsok]

not true jim wrote the chorus

[@rogerbixley791]

Jims guitar playing makes dave hills guitar playing sound like a 3rd rate ukele player playing with ken dodds diddy men

[@barrythebloke592]

He is an incredibly talented musician and songwriter!

[@tonywright8294]

Diddy

[@АлександрКлиманов-к6и]

☝️🤠МОЙ ЛЮБИМЫЙ СЛЭЙД🤗❗👍🅱️🅾️

[@tonymillington1888]

Noddy Holder wrote it!!!

[@JoopZweetsok]

no not true

[@tonymillington1888]

@user-wu1tn5ww1b Noddy wrote the music for the chorus in 1967, and wrote all the lyrics for the verses...

[@ytnsanw]

Great talent - brilliant writer of great pop songs. Too bad that cosmetic surgery has him now looking like the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...