Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” is the No. 1 song in the world, snowballing three places to the top of the Billboard Global 200, as the ...

Wham's Last Christmas is in the race to be Christmas No. 1 for a third consecutive year, as the track celebrates its 41st anniversary. The seasonal staple finally took the crown in 2023 after seeing ...

“Last Christmas,” the 1984 holiday classic by Wham!—George Michael’s pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley—is the gift that keeps on giving. George Michael wrote “Last Christmas” in his childhood bedroom.

WHAM! released “Last Christmas” 40 years ago. The classic holiday song has become standard listening during the joyful season, but the meaning behind it is anything but happy. What is ‘Last Christmas’ ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Wham! scored a historic hit when they released “Last Christmas” ...

Wham!’s classic tune “Last Christmas” is the festive No 1 for the second year running. The Eighties pop duo, comprising Andrew Ridgeley and the late George Michael, released the track in 1984 but ...

In honor of 40 years of Wham!’s iconic holiday song “Last Christmas,” a special anniversary edition of the iconic EP dropped as the song reaches its highest-ever position on the Billboard 100. Also, ...

In 1983, George Michael set a goal for himself. He gave himself a songwriting exercise: he’d write a Christmas song. And he wanted a No. 1 hit. “He wanted a definitive Wham! Christmas offering,” ...

*Decades after its release, Wham!’s 1984 holiday classic “Last Christmas” has achieved a new milestone, reaching the number one spot on the Billboard Global 200 for the first time ever. Billboard ...

One of the only 1980s songs to enter the Christmas canon was Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” A Jonas Brothers song took way too much inspiration from “Last Christmas.” On the other hand, “Last Christmas” is ...

Whether or not you consider Wham!’s “Last Christmas” a gay song depends on how you see its lyrics and its creator. The 1984 Wham! song “Last Christmas” has become a regular holiday favorite among ...

George Michael has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Most Performed Work category for writing Wham!’s 1984 hit “Last Christmas.” The award, which honors songwriters and screen composers ...