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HISTORICAL FACTS: Noddy holder - The Untold Story

"He was given 24 hours to live. It all came crumbling down in one day": The astonishing story of Slade: glamour, tragedy and beyond

Noddy Holder looks back at Slade's noizy, hit-infested career

Louder · Dec 26, 2025

How much money do stars make from Christmas songs in 2025? From Mariah Carey to Wham!

For some artists the festive season is incredibly lucrative as Christmas songs fill the airwaves

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Slade guitarist Dave Hill teams up with Noddy Holder's son to make first ever solo album

Slade guitarist Dave Hill has teamed up with music producer Django Holder - the son of his former bandmate Noddy Holder - to record his first ever solo album, which will be released in 2026.

BANG Premier · Dec 10, 2025

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Noddy Holder was resigned to dying after cancer diagnosis

Slade star Noddy Holder has admitted he was resigned to dying after he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018 but he's convinced his "mental approach" to treatment got him through.

BANG Premier · Jul 25, 2025

Where Oasis, the Killers and Noddy Holder raised hell: Britpop’s debauched HQ, the Columbia hotel

Noel Gallagher named a song after it, Marc Almond practically moved in and the Killers had a bathtub reserved for puking in – but was it rock’n’roll, or just a bit tragic?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025

Slade in Flame review – Midlands glam rockers offer A Hard Day’s Night meets Get Carter

The 1975 musical satire is a curious amalgam of madcap comedy and Brit realism as the band ride the giddy highs and brutal lows of the 70s music industry

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025

‘The Citizen Kane of rock movies’: glam rockers Slade and their bid for cinema greatness

Fifty years ago, the Black Country legends made Slade in Flame, about a band screwed by the music business. It tanked and almost finished them. Now, as it’s re-released, the film is being seen as a prescient gem

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025

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Glam tidings of joy: how Slade made Merry Xmas Everybody a seasonal hit for the ages

Are you hanging up your stocking on your wall? It’s the time that every Santa has a ball!

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2024

Who is Noddy Holder and how much does he earn from Merry Xmas Everybody?

Slade singer offers fans an update on his health after being diagnosed with cancer in 2018

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

“It's Christmaaaas!”: How Slade created a festive classic - with a little help from John Lennon

Still making half a million quid a year, it’s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving!

MusicRadar · Dec 10, 2024

Former Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet has just told the most disappointing Ozzy Osbourne story ever

Rock, and indeed, roll

Metal Hammer · Dec 5, 2024

"Whatever they're on, I want some!" That time Slade's Noddy Holder ran a critical eye over Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Nick Cave, Flaming Lips and more

In March 1996, UK music magazine Select asked Slade's Noddy Holder to critique a batch of newly-released singles, with entertaining results

Louder · Feb 22, 2024

"Those three and a half minutes tell you everything you need to know about Slade": The story of the anthemic classic Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Recorded by Hendrix producer Chas Chandler and covered by Quiet Riot and The Runaways, frontman Noddy Holder says Mama Weer All Crazee Now is one of Slade's defining moments

Louder · Jan 12, 2024

Slade's Noddy Holder shares encouraging cancer update after previously being given six months to live

Slade star Noddy Holder is doing well thanks to experimental treatment for cancer that he was told would kill him

Louder · Dec 30, 2023

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Metal Hammer · Dec 24, 2023

"Yes, we all want to bang our heads at Christmas, but we also want to sit down with a cup of tea and a mince pie and have a bit of a chillout": Rob Halford's 8 favourite Christmas songs

Metal God Rob Halford salutes the most wonderful time of the year, as he selects his eight favourite Christmas songs

Metal Hammer · Dec 20, 2023

"He used to do it all the time": Noddy Holder reckons Ozzy Osbourne started the tradition of shaving a sleeping drunk's eyebrows

Slade's Noddy Holder looks back fondly on some Ozzy Osbourne-related shenanigans

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

Christmas 2024: Twenty-five fun and easy (ish!) questions and answers for friends and families

Needing a break from work or looking to entertain your family? We've got you

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

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'

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Louder · Dec 8, 2023

Classic Rock Magazine: our unmissable end-of-year issue is on sale now

In this issue: the best albums, the biggest shows, the greatest songs of 2023 - plus our 2024 Calendar, a sheet of rockin' wrappin' paper, and some Classic Rock Christmas gift tags

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

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’

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

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.

Guitar World · May 3, 2023

The British Invasion that failed: why Slade, Status Quo, the Sweet and Dr. Feelgood never conquered the USA

Slade’s Noddy Holder and Jim Lea join Status Quo’s Francis Rossi, the Sweet’s Andy Scott and Dr. Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson (in one of his final interviews) to explain what did – and didn’t – go down in the ’70s

Manchester Evening News · Feb 11, 2023

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