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"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!. Written and produced by George Michael , it was released on 3 December 1984 via CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side via Epic Records with " Everything She Wants " in several European countries.
English musical duo Wham! released three studio albums (three in North America and Japan, two in all other territories), four compilation albums, four video albums, 12 music videos, 14 singles, one promotional single, two remix albums and three documentary films.
Their 1984 Christmas hit "Last Christmas" has become a staple of the holiday season since its release, with all proceeds from the single going to charity. Influenced by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham!'s 1983 debut album Fantastic addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem and teen angst over ...
George Michael and Ridgeley’s relentlessly cheery Christmas classic is celebrating its 40th anniversary (and a second year at No. 1 on the U.K. Christmas chart) with a commemorative EP, as well ...
Last Christmas is based on Michael and Ridgeley's eponymous song released in 1984, and also inspired from their music. [3] Feig told in an interview to BBC News, that Michael was about to compile his new album before his death in 2016. Hence, he discovered the unreleased song "This Is How (We Want You to Get High)" that was recorded in 2015 ...
The highest selling Christmas number-two is "Last Christmas" by Wham! (which is also the only time a record has finished first and second in separate years) followed by "She Loves You" by The Beatles. Another factor in the greater interest in the Christmas number two is the growing influence of reality television programmes on the chart.
"Last Christmas" has been a staple of most all-Christmas radio stations' playlists since the format became popular; in 2023, the song was the most heavily played song on adult contemporary stations that had adopted all-Christmas formats (adult contemporary itself being the most common format to flip to all-Christmas). [5] The song has generally ...
Wham!'s Last Christmas has become the UK's Christmas number one for a second consecutive year. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's festive classic beat songs by Mariah Carey, Gracie Abrams, Tom ...