Slade Christmas video is naff

[dave50]

Why do the music channels always show a video of Slade's Christmas hit that was obviously made many years after the original hit was in the charts?

[cazzz1975]

maybe its what they prefer to show..?

[factor-fiction]

I assume they didn't make a video when they first had a hit with it- videos weren't needed then as groups wanted to appear 'live' on Top of The Pops and TOTP preferred to have groups on stage rather than on video

[pretty_snowdrop]

They do it just to annoy you Dave.

[dave50]

tut

[B00]

Maybe there wasn't a video for it the first time around?

And who cares? It's a fabulous song- get into the spirit of it and sing along ya miserable git ;-)

[jno]

they didn't make videos of everything until MTV was invented, which was post-Slade.

[Ric.ror]

And what about the newer version of so this is christmas?

[andy-hughes]

As advised, the original single was made well before MTV made a video obligatory to sell a song - in our day ... (the old gentleman starts mumbling, followed by a gentle snoring sound and the door closing.)

[factorfiction]

so this is christmas?
Do you mean the John Lennon Happy Chrstmas (War is Over).
Has he made another video?

[B00]

cor i hope he hasn't! He's been dead for over 20 years!

[Ric.ror]

No they made another video - I think for the 10 anni. of his death and a new video which starts with baubles on a tree - I will try to find a link