Noddy Holder details why he and bandmate earn more than rest of Slade for Christmas song

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The Guardian.However he has refused to divulge a figure, claiming that the amount is different each year."There’s been all sorts of cover versions, from the Spice Girls, Tony Christie and Oasis," he added. "[And] some years it's used in an ad or a movie."Some sources have speculated that the annual earnings Noddy receives from the track could be in excess of £1 million, but he refuses to be drawn , simply describing it as "a nice pension plan".It first came to fruition after an enquiry from band member Jim's mother-in-law.One evening she asked incredulously: "How come that you’ve never written a song that could played every year for a birthday, Christmas or Valentine’s Day?""The first song I’d ever written, in 1967, was this hippy,.