@@rickbates5925 Saw Slade for the first time at Glasgow Apollo 1973. Sensational Alex Harvey Band were the support act. I was hooked on SAHB ever since.
Christmas in England wouldn't be Christmas with this wonderful song, which I've no doubt will be sung by the people of the UK for ever, come Christmas time. Thanks Jim. Merry Christmas, health and happiness to ya.
Wow. I wasn't expecting that. I knew Jim was a significant creative force in the songwriting department at Slade towers but what a truly lovely voice. And a very tidy guitar arrangement to boot. Really rather moving.
No matter how many times I’ve heard this in my life I can never feel irritated by it. Too many happy memories for me to ever dislike it. This version is beautiful. It’s how imagine it might have sounded when it was it was first written. Thanks, Jim Lea and thanks Slade ✌️❤️
Jim Lea is my abosolute favourite. So Thank You 👍💪 Jim please cum on making new versions and new songs. You and these songs make everyday so much better in the world we are living 💗
I grew up in Bilston, west midlands. The first sound i ever heard from Slade was as a schoolboy passing a large wooden hut on the way to my school. I thought it was a rowdy party, but i learned much later that it was Slade practicing. So you could say I heard them live, but didnt see them. It seems after then that they were in the charts in an instant, and i never stumbled on them again, but ive always never forgotten. It was around 1971. I also liked Sweet along the way, but to me Slade had the edge, And they were local. Fantastic.
@MuddyBootz yes they did., its still there. I pass it about once a week or so when I visit the town and I often think about it. I lived in Coseley at the time, and the hut was an old scout hut in Roseville, on a patch of land in Bayer Street as I walked to Coseley school. It was demolished in 1980 and there are houses there now. For a time, Dave was often seen locally too.
The original is definitely Xmas in a tin. But this version is beautiful. A version that stops you in your tracks and makes you listen and appreciate its effortless beauty. This version is now one of my favourite Xmas songs ever. Well done Jim simply amazing. Thank you.
So sad that many have come to almost resent this absolute definitive epitome of what Christmas is about. Don't forget, until recently, Slade were the first band that many heard just gone midnight on the first day of the new year as well as giving us this Christmas classic. Thank you guys, you rock!
Jim is a brilliant musician he has to be one of the best bass players out there and that is just one his instruments lol, that was number one the year before i got married
Jim Lea has always been in my top three bass players list. Good company when you consider two of the others are John Entwistle and Chris Squire. JIm was just so melodic. It's great to hear him here mastering a six-string too. Great voice. What a guy.
Reading Festival 1980... Slade were a last minute replacement for Ozzy Osbourne's "Blizzard of Oz" and many people seemed to believe that they'd get boo-ed off / canned off. They came on as one of the last acts on Sunday evening, they played an absolutely stunning set that blew away every other act that weekend (and there were some great acts that included Rory Gallagher, UFO and Iron Maiden) and I witnessed what was definitely one of the greatest live concerts I have ever been at. Jim Lea was truly demonic switching from bass guitar to violin and back again. They also played "Merry Christmas Everybody" on the August Bank Holiday weekend but the crowd lapped it up. That gig re-launched their careers and as someone who only knew Slade up to that point because of their chart singles, I went back and explored their albums properly to uncover some absolutely brilliant songwriting and I realised at that point how shamefully ignored they were. It's fantastic to see Jim Lea is still going strong.
Lovely performance Jim. I'll never forget my teenage years when you, Rod, Marc, Sweet, Osmonds, Carpenters, Gilbert etc brought so much joy into our lives with such Great memorable songs. Happy Xmas, Gary 🎁🎄☃️❄🍷🍾🍻👦👍
Thanks Jim Lea! You made Xmas 2024 really magical with this amazing version of your song - is it better than the original? Who can say, but wow, this acoustic style brings out new meaning for sure! Sleighed?! and thanks also for Coz I Luv Yoo, My Friend Stan... great songwriting :)
Nice one Jim. A great song can be performed with minimal instrumentation as you have just proved. Happy Christmas mate; thanks for the music and memories!
@@Nyquest Aboslutely. I generally hate it when artists do acoustic versions of their most famous songs but this is really pure and captures the spirit 150%
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One of the most underrated contributors to British songwriting. His hit rate was phenomenal. In fact Slade were a great rock band
From a poster on my bedroom wall when I was 17 to a video on my iPad when I’m 67. What a life we lead. Music transcends it all.
Saw them live in 1972. Still listening to them now 52 years later. Good music lasts a very long time.
I'm. 62 and still love the 60s and 70s music encoding the beatles slade and more
@@rickbates5925 Saw Slade for the first time at Glasgow Apollo 1973. Sensational Alex Harvey Band were the support act. I was hooked on SAHB ever since.
@@rabkerr5093 Ha ha, Suzie Quattro was backing for them at Stretford Hardrock ( long since gone), to 15 year old me she was a goddess.
That’s because it is God given.
Legend....thanks jim
Glad he took his mother’s statement as a challenge…we were gifted this wonderful song, with help from Noddy.
This acoustic version is fantastic! Jim sounds great. I hope he records this so we can have this version in our collection.
Christmas in England wouldn't be Christmas with this wonderful song, which I've no doubt will be sung by the people of the UK for ever, come Christmas time. Thanks Jim. Merry Christmas, health and happiness to ya.
Jim Lea... Excellence.... God... we are not worthy...
Respect JIM class is forever
God bless you, Jim! thanks for all of the wonderful wonderful songs. Legend!
Wow. I wasn't expecting that. I knew Jim was a significant creative force in the songwriting department at Slade towers but what a truly lovely voice. And a very tidy guitar arrangement to boot. Really rather moving.
The most talented musician in Slade by a million miles.
But him and Nod together - genius 🙏🏻
Most versatile - like McCartney in The Beatles - but in the end, none of Slade made it solo, unlike ex Beatles!
Beautifully done Jim. Merry Christmas and thanks Jim, Noddy, Dave and Don for the best all time Christmas song ever made
This guy made my childhood so much better.
No matter how many times I’ve heard this in my life I can never feel irritated by it. Too many happy memories for me to ever dislike it. This version is beautiful. It’s how imagine it might have sounded when it was it was first written. Thanks, Jim Lea and thanks Slade ✌️❤️
God,I love Slade.
Slade for Glastonbury and not just for xmas,cmon Noddy,you have been blessed with this one last time,cmon and pleeze us.
WOW what a great version by the legend Jimmy .
Quality always endures. And this is it in bucket loads
Absolutely wonderful beautiful version ,why does he not release it in this naked version ,it's absolutely brilliant
It's not Christmas until i hear this number. From small a boy when it was released to the nearly 60 year old me now. Its Christmas 😊
what a beautiful version of a classic song the whole world knows. Well performed Jimmy, should have a million views.
We 1000% agree agree with you! Merry Christmas ! 😊😊
Fresh vesion at last.And he was one of the writers
Jim Lea is my abosolute favourite. So Thank You 👍💪 Jim please cum on making new versions and new songs. You and these songs make everyday so much better in the world we are living 💗
Superb rendition of a classic, now performed with a sweet melancholy.
Merry Christmas Jim! Thank you for the gift of your music and joy! 🎄
Great voice Jim and performance of your classic ❤
I grew up in Bilston, west midlands.
The first sound i ever heard from Slade was as a schoolboy passing a large wooden hut on the way to my school.
I thought it was a rowdy party, but i learned much later that it was Slade practicing.
So you could say I heard them live, but didnt see them.
It seems after then that they were in the charts in an instant, and i never stumbled on them again, but ive always never forgotten.
It was around 1971.
I also liked Sweet along the way, but to me Slade had the edge, And they were local.
Fantastic.
They used to visit the Trumpet pub in Bilston quite a lot.
@MuddyBootz yes they did., its still there. I pass it about once a week or so when I visit the town and I often think about it.
I lived in Coseley at the time, and the hut was an old scout hut in Roseville, on a patch of land in Bayer Street as I walked to Coseley school.
It was demolished in 1980 and there are houses there now. For a time, Dave was often seen locally too.
@ my Nephew lives opposite Jim Lea. Just outside of Brewood
I will be coming to England soon and will hopefully visit the trumpet to pay homage. @@MuddyBootz
jim lea, rock god" with nod, they made the last 51 years at christmas great" i thank you sir
So many happy memories of family Christmas times in the 70s a beautiful rendition
Brilliant Jim. Slade are still the best live band I’ve ever seen.
The original is definitely Xmas in a tin.
But this version is beautiful. A version that stops you in your tracks and makes you listen and appreciate its effortless beauty.
This version is now one of my favourite Xmas songs ever.
Well done Jim simply amazing. Thank you.
This is so lovely. I’m old enough to remember the original when it was in the charts, just.
So sad that many have come to almost resent this absolute definitive epitome of what Christmas is about. Don't forget, until recently, Slade were the first band that many heard just gone midnight on the first day of the new year as well as giving us this Christmas classic. Thank you guys, you rock!
Brilliant. Brings back so many great memories. What a cracking version. 👏😊
Brilliant version of a timeless classic!
Jim Lea ~~ Icon ! 🏴❤️✝️
My God! This is as good as Nod's acoustic COFTN on the Grimleys!
Gis a tour Jim...... We luv ya!
Huge respect for the sublime 3- way pun with slayed/sleighed/Slade. Just fabulous!
I'm 66, this is the first time I've ever heard that line, spotted the play on the word immediately. Utterly brilliant.
Genius!! :)
Oxford 72 to Laptop 24, great song beautifully sung Jim (still have the ringing in my ears from 72)
The great Jimmy Lea
Jim is a brilliant musician he has to be one of the best bass players out there and that is just one his instruments lol, that was number one the year before i got married
Amazing, Classic, Timeless, Profound. Brings a feeling of Love & Peace. Thanks Jim
Great vocal Jim.
That was a wonderful version of the great song.
Wow its christmassssssss
THIS AWESOME JIM !
Dunstable 72 .............................. what a great show Jim
GO Jim! What agreat voice
Brings me back..always 🎉🎉🎉
Jim Lea has always been in my top three bass players list. Good company when you consider two of the others are John Entwistle and Chris Squire. JIm was just so melodic. It's great to hear him here mastering a six-string too. Great voice. What a guy.
And Nathan East and Rhino Edward’s are pretty good too..
Absolutely brilliant Jim ,love it
Jim! You Look and sound Amazing! A very talented musician from a GREAT Band! God Bless you sir, and Merry Christmas! dx
Reading Festival 1980... Slade were a last minute replacement for Ozzy Osbourne's "Blizzard of Oz" and many people seemed to believe that they'd get boo-ed off / canned off.
They came on as one of the last acts on Sunday evening, they played an absolutely stunning set that blew away every other act that weekend (and there were some great acts that included Rory Gallagher, UFO and Iron Maiden) and I witnessed what was definitely one of the greatest live concerts I have ever been at. Jim Lea was truly demonic switching from bass guitar to violin and back again.
They also played "Merry Christmas Everybody" on the August Bank Holiday weekend but the crowd lapped it up.
That gig re-launched their careers and as someone who only knew Slade up to that point because of their chart singles, I went back and explored their albums properly to uncover some absolutely brilliant songwriting and I realised at that point how shamefully ignored they were.
It's fantastic to see Jim Lea is still going strong.
Wonderful
Lovely performance Jim. I'll never forget my teenage years when you, Rod, Marc, Sweet, Osmonds, Carpenters, Gilbert etc brought so much joy into our lives with such Great memorable songs. Happy Xmas, Gary 🎁🎄☃️❄🍷🍾🍻👦👍
Very special!
Brilliant song done brilliantly. Well done Jim .Merry Christmas.
Crackin’ Jim😃👍🏼🎸
That was pure joy !
Cool accoustik Version Jim
Nice vocal Jim ❤
Love it!
Bostin Jim 😊
Nice rug Jim. Great rendition
Such beautiful memories - and a lovely rendition - health and happiness to all!😍
Legend
Great version. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Awesome version of this song.
Excellent.
Thanks Jim.
'.. wot flayvah iz yer cuuuppa soup Jim? ..' 😉
Nice one James 👍
Stumbled on this but what a treat. Loved it.
I stayed right to the very end 😏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Sweet...
Great voice, great version.
Fantastic jim😊
Beautiful cool version
Excellent version. You're still a Giant JIm. Thank you!!!
Would be great to have them on the Sunday Spot at Glastonbury
That works beautifully! What a timeless classic. Merry Christmas!
Great version !!
Thanks Jim Lea! You made Xmas 2024 really magical with this amazing version of your song - is it better than the original? Who can say, but wow, this acoustic style brings out new meaning for sure! Sleighed?! and thanks also for Coz I Luv Yoo, My Friend Stan... great songwriting :)
Nice one Jim. A great song can be performed with minimal instrumentation as you have just proved. Happy Christmas mate; thanks for the music and memories!
There's some great stuff on his album "Therapy".
Kin great 👍
Beautiful rendition❤ Jimmy.
Where has this been hiding all those years.
Thanks for posting 😇😊🥰
Sublime.
Should release this as a single one word Epic!!
Even more royalties for noddy
Every time I hear this song, Im 16 again❤
Wonderful!! 😁
Really enjoyed that, thanks Jim.
Great version ✨
brilliant singing and guitar work.
Love it.
Love this Jim 👍
Need a solo album jimbo
Great vocals 😎
Fantastic mate.
Many thanks Jim ! I’m gigging this tonight, acoustic. You’ve helped me with the intro chord run down ! Big fan since the 70s 👍🏻
Beautiful " Nuff Said "❤❤❤❤❤😊
How fantastic
Great isn't it!
@@Nyquest Aboslutely. I generally hate it when artists do acoustic versions of their most famous songs but this is really pure and captures the spirit 150%