Xmas Ear Bender

"Xmas Ear Bender" is rock band Slade's third extended play (EP) from 1980. The three tracks that appeared on the album included Merry Xmas Everybody, a cover of Okey Cokey as well as Get Down and Get With It. The first and last tracks were recorded at the 1980 Reading Festival ("Merry Xmas Everybody" being a short crowd singalong rather than a full performance), while "Okey Cokey" was the previously-released studio version with crowd noise added to the intro and outro to fit in with the other tracks. The EP peaked at #70 in the UK and stayed in the charts for two weeks.^[1] This was the last release before Slade's true comeback single "We'll Bring the House Down".

The EP was later included in its entirety on Slade Alive! – The Live Anthology.

Track listing

"Merry Xmas Everybody" (with The Reading Choir) (Holder/Lea)
"Okey Cokey" (Jimmy Kennedy)
"Get Down and Get With It" (Bobby Marchan)

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position	Total weeks
UK Singles Chart^[2]	70	2

Personnel

Noddy Holder: Lead vocals and guitar
Jim Lea: Bass guitar, organ, piano and backing vocals
Dave Hill: Lead guitar and backing vocals
Don Powell: Drums

Additional personnel

Producer on "Merry Xmas Everybody" - Slade
Mixers on "Merry Xmas Everybody" - Slade; Mike 'Mad Robbo' Robinson
Writers of "Merry Xmas Everybody" - Noddy Holder; Jim Lea
Backing Choir on "Merry Xmas Everybody" - The Reading Choir
Producer on "Okey Cokey" - Slade
Mixers on "Okey Cokey" - Slade; Mike 'Mad Robbo' Robinson
Writers of "Okey Cokey" - Jimmy Kennedy
Producer on "Get Down and Get With It" - Slade
Mixers on "Get Down and Get With It" - Slade; Mike 'Mad Robbo' Robinson
Writers of "Get Down and Get With It" - Bobby Marchan

References

Slade

Dave Hill Don Powell John Berry Mal McNulty Noddy Holder Jim Lea Steve Whalley Steve Makin Craig Fenney Dave Glover

Studio albums	Beginnings (Ambrose Slade, 1969) Play It Loud (1970) Slayed? (1972) Old New Borrowed and Blue (1974) Slade In Flame (1974) Nobody's Fools (1976) Whatever Happened to Slade? (1977) Return to Base (1979) We'll Bring the House Down (1981) Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983) Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984) Rogues Gallery (1985) Crackers – The Christmas Party Album (1985) You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987)

Live albums	Slade Alive! (1972) Slade Alive, Vol. 2 (1978) Slade on Stage (1982)

Compilations	Coz I Luv You (1972) Sladest (1973) Slade Smashes! (1980) Slades Greats (1984) Wall of Hits (1991) Feel The Noize- Greatest Hits (1997) The Genesis of Slade (2000) The Very Best of Slade (2005) Slade Alive! - The Live Anthology (2006) The Slade Box (Anthology 1969-91) (2006) B-Sides (2007) Live at the BBC (2009) Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits (2009)

Singles	"You Better Run" (The N' Betweens) "Genesis" (Ambrose Slade) "Wild Winds are Blowing" "Shape of Things to Come" "Know Who You Are" "Get Down and Get With It" "'Coz I Luv You" "Look Wot You Dun" "Take Me Bak 'Ome" "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" "Gudbuy T' Jane" "Cum On Feel the Noize" "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" "My Friend Stan" "Merry Xmas Everybody" "Everyday" "The Bangin' Man" "Far Far Away" "How Does It Feel" "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)" "In For a Penny" "Let's Call It Quits" "Nobody's Fool" "Gypsy Roadhog" "Burning in the Heat of Love" "My Baby Left Me - That's All Right" "Give Us a Goal" "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" "Ginny, Ginny" "I'm a Rocker" "Sign of the Times" "Okey Cokey" "Six of the Best (EP)" "Live at Reading (EP)" "Xmas Ear Bender (EP)" "We'll Bring the House Down" "Wheels Ain't Coming Down" "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy" "Lock Up Your Daughters" "Rock and Roll Preacher" "Ruby Red" "(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie" "My Oh My" "Run Runaway" "Slam the Hammer Down" "All Join Hands" "7 Year Bitch" "Myzsterious Mizster Jones" "Little Sheila" "Do You Believe in Miracles" "Still the Same" "That's What Friends Are For" "You Boyz Make Big Noize" "Ooh La La in L.A." "We Won't Give In" "Let's Dance '88" "Radio Wall of Sound" "Universe"

Video	"Slade in Flame" "Wall of Hits" "Inside Slade - The Singles 1971-1991" "The Very Best of Slade" "Slade Alive! - The Ultimate Critical Review"

Related articles	Discography List of songs by Slade Therapy (James Whild Lea album)

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