Hard to believe this Christmas cracker is 50 years old this year. Written by Slade’s Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, the song has been streamed nearly 100 million times on Spotify and generates substantial revenue each year for the band members.
Written by Pat McGuigan (of Barleycorn fame), this is an easy song to learn, with 5 straight-forward chords and a lively tempo.
Linda Ronstadt’s country rock version of this song was a huge hit for her – she occasionally played with The Eagles (not a bad backing band!) and this song was prominent on the set list. We look at a country-rock strumming style to accompany the song.
Learn how to play one of US’s classics. A great song to play once you get the strum pattern. Just three chords to play this cracker.