Billy Squier

He was told he'd never work again after rejecting former Beatle's invitation.

"A Neil Young moment" inspired the track, which features Bad Company's Simon Kirke on drums.

While it'd be surreal today to see a recording artist leading staffers through an on-air holiday singalong, at the time, it was a perfectly MTV thing to do.

He'd spent the early '80s on a hot streak, releasing two multi-platinum Top 5 albums over a two-year span.

If you happen to hear what sounds like Billy Squier's 'The Stroke' blasting out of your local Top 40 radio station over the next few weeks, your ears aren't deceiving you.