There was a secret ingredient to Slade's timeless Christmas song 'Merry Xmas Everybody'.

Noddy Holder reveals how he found Christmas 'spirit' to write Slade's 'Merry Xmas Everybody'

Donny Osmond interacts with his audience in Birmingham

Watch Donny Osmond run through the audience at his concert to ask for song requests

Dave Hill now, Slade then

Slade reunion latest: Dave Hill on the band's comeback question

Pete Townshend says The Who have come to the "end of an era".

Pete Townshend to discuss future of The Who with Roger Daltrey as they reach "end of an era"

Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

When Little Jimmy Osmond got the Christmas number one

Band on the Run: Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney and Denny Laine

Listen to Wings' epic 'Band on the Run' as you've never heard it before with the new 'underdubbed' mix

Paul McCartney

The Doors are one of the most influential rock groups of all-time. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

The Doors' 15 greatest songs, ranked

Song Lists

Grand Theft Auto VI and Tom Petty

'Love Is A Long Road': Tom Petty's song on the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer explained

Meat Loaf in Rocky Horror

Meat Loaf's iconic role in the Rocky Horror Picture Show explained

TV and Film

Rod Stewart and Jools Holland at St Pancras

Rod Stewart and Jools Holland stun travellers at Kings Cross with surprise performance

Rod Stewart

John Lennon was mindlessly murdered on 8th December 1980. But how did the rest of The Beatles react to the loss of their former band mate?

How The Beatles reacted to news of John Lennon's murder

The Beatles

Paul McCartney and Denny Laine together in Wings

Paul McCartney leads tributes to Wings bandmate Denny Laine

Paul McCartney

Bob Marley and Kingsley Ben-Adir

Bob Marley biopic: One Love trailer, cast, plot, release date and more revealed

Bob Marley

Denny Laine in 1981

Moody Blues and Wings singer Denny Laine has died, aged 79

We've ranked The Moody Blues ten greatest songs. (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns)

The Moody Blues' 10 greatest songs, ranked

Song Lists

Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Now and Then

Brenda Lee smashes records as 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' finally tops US chart after 65 years

John Lennon was disappointed by the outcome of his 1971 Christmas single 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'.

Why John Lennon was disappointed with the outcome of 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'

John Lennon

Queen have recently revealed rare footage of the band performing Elvis Presley's timeless classic 'Jailhouse Rock' from a concert in 1975.

Queen share rare 1975 footage of Freddie Mercury covering Elvis Presley's 'Jailhouse Rock'

Queen