On Breakfast TV revealed he's younger than me! I always thought he was older. A nice man though - we have had our mild disagreements as anyone can find on You Tube. Almost left us 5 years ago but survived and seems fit and well.

It's a shame the media seems to consider Noddy as only being for Christmas nowadays.

Noddy is for life not just for Christmas!

yes, Slade had 3 songs go straight in at No. 1 in 73, which was extremely rare. I used to see him around Cheshire a few years ago, where my parents lived. He used to walk around town without anyone bothering him browsing through the music mags in WH Smiths.

Most people know when celebrities want to be left alone, or they reputation in the area.

Nicholas Lyndhurst used to go to a pub that my sister used to go in. The barman said if you see Lyndhurst, avoid him and don't approach him. No one did.

Well only 4 singles went straight in at the No1 spot first week in the whole of the 1970's decade, all of them in 1973 and 3 of the 4 were by Slade. The other being the silver suited gang leader. Always found this statistic to be quite fascinating.

I thought he was looking rather well on BBC on Thursday morning, I caught it later on You Tube. I couldn't believe he wouldn't actually shout out "It's Chriiiiiiiistmas!" near the end of the interview because of some contractual nonsense so did a variation Happy Christmas instead. How bizarre.

Noddy Holder Interview BBC Breakfast 12th December 2024 - youtu.be/v0xsMhThYL8?si=ThboTjlM8fgerxEN

Never a Slade fan I'm afraid. And I hate that Christmas song. Having said that I hate nearly all Christmas songs..with the one exception of John Lennon's haunting War is Over.

BBC are scared to say "Christmas".

I do like Slade but I do hate Christmas songs also Cat, even wore War Is Over.

Music contracts are always messy Rich, look at Procol Harum for one example. The Animals get screwed over royalties over a song in the public domain.

Green Man wrote:
BBC are scared to say "Christmas".

I do like Slade but I do hate Christmas songs also Cat, even wore War Is Over.

Music contracts are always messy Rich, look at Procol Harum for one example. The Animals get screwed over royalties over a song in the public domain. That Mariah Carey one drives me nuts. I always thought Slade were overrated myself. No real memorable songs for me. And I find Holder's voice grating. Never got into the growly shouty voice. Just not my cup of char.

It funny when people think Jona Lewie - Stop The calvary is a Christmas song. It's about the horrors of war.

I love Garth Brooks, Jon Anderson's 3 Ships was an insult to his fans, John Denver, Moody Blues, Alabama, Christopher Cross but I avoid their Christmas albums.

I have Johnny Cash Christmas albums still sealed, I only bought them to finish of the Johnny Cash collection.

Green Man wrote:
Most people know when celebrities want to be left alone, or they reputation in the area.

Nicholas Lyndhurst used to go to a pub that my sister used to go in. The barman said if you see Lyndhurst, avoid him and don't approach him. No one did.

In a recent biography about Christine McVie, it says that when she got divorced she used to go to a pub in her local village and have sunday lunch on her own, and no one would bother her. Apparently she was very shy and unsociable and some of the excesses were to give her the dutch courage to be more outgoing.

I met her and interviewed her for Ent USA. She was very shy, charming and talented.