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I Wrote Classic Christmas Hit That Could Finally Reach Number One… But I Lost Out On MILLIONS ...



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Staff inbox: In 1973, Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" narrowly missed the number one spot in the Christmas charts, losing to Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody." Fifty years later, a cover of the song by TikTok supergroup Creator Universe is among the leading contenders for the 2023 Christmas number one. Songwriter Roy Wood, now 76, is urging fans to support the song to finally get revenge on Slade frontman Noddy Holder, with whom he had a friendly rivalry.

Wood also reveals a legal battle with the late Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who cost him millions of pounds in a previous dispute, and is now planning to take legal action against the government to reclaim his lost royalties.



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