Christmas hits: are Slade, Boney M and the Pogues made for life?

Every December records sell, kerching kerching, but do the artists live happily ever after?In Nick Hornby's novel About A Boy, Will Freeman never has to work again after writing a huge Christmas hit. Every December records sell, kerching kerching, radios blast, kerching kerching, adverts carry the song, kerching kerching, and he lives happily ever after. But is it true? Are those lucky enough to have written a classic Christmas hit living in clover?The biggest non-charity Christmas hit in the ...

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