It is difficult to imagine Christmas wthout Noddy Holder’s dulcet tones yelling “It’s Christmas” midway through their enduring seasonal classic Merry XmasEverybody.

Over five decades after it’s release it remains as popular as ever and still makes lead singer Noddy Holder a huge amount of annual royalties. While the PRS [Performing Right Society] estimates he earns more than £500,000 per year from the song they also keep exact figures secret to protect their clients. However Channel 5 did…