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“Last Christmas” is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with “Everything She Wants”. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years.
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Wham! had been a dominant force in the UK Singles Chart in 1984 and news that they were planning a Christmas single meant that a battle for the coveted Christmas #1 spot in the UK seemed set to be between Wham! and the year’s other big act, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who had achieved a third #1 in early December with “The Power of Love”. However, the Band Aid project, helmed by Bob Geldof, produced the #1 single. Wham!’s offering peaked at #2 for much of the period, although George’s involvement in Band Aid meant that Wham! still had an input. Wham! subsequently topped the monies raised by Band Aid by donating all of their “Last Christmas/Everything She Wants” royalties to the Ethiopian famine appeal.
“Last Christmas” did make #1 in various other countries.
The single sold well over a million copies and became the biggest selling single in UK chart history not to reach #1. A year later, it was re-issued for Christmas again (this time without a billed flip-side) and got to #6. A second re-issue at Christmas 1986 - by which time Wham! had split - stalled outside the top 40.
The song gradually sold in Japan, and finally became the best-selling single that did not reach that country’s top-10 chart, selling more than 600,000 copies and peaking on the chart at #12 in 1992.
Since 1997, the song enters the German Singlecharts every year and peaked at #4 in 2007. In the airplay charts the songs enters every year the Top 5.
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  • lastdownpour

    Christmas isn't Christmas without this song [29]

    Saturday evening

  • msippigirl

    I love this one any time of year!

    Friday afternoon

  • traudel58

    "Last Christmas "......und des bei 30° im Schatten

    18 days ago

  • retrowens

    There are a few Christmas songs that I never tire of hearing, but this is one of them...a good listen any month of the year, even right now in this torching hot early May day!

    24 days ago

  • leahmary12

    I'm with Kenet87 on this as the only Xmas song I never get tired of hearing, just timeless!!!

    27 days ago

  • AK_LaMPaRD

    i love the scrobble graphic of this song :)

    last month

  • msippigirl

    "Last Christmas" was a blast! Still good in April!!

    last month

  • SuchsDirAus

    Ich will wieder Weihnachten haben!!! Mein letzes war so beschissen, das man es nicht als Weihnachten durchgehen lassen kann! :( :( Nicht 1 Weihnachtsfilm gesehen, kein Weihnachtsessen, statt dessenimmer nur arbeiten! :(

    last month

  • mattrichardsuk

    RIP Heather Trott

    last month

  • italianshoegal5

    I LOVE this SONG!!!! even in MARCH! (2).

    March 2012

  • LisaVee1976

    I LOVE this SONG!!!! even in MARCH!

    March 2012

  • shauno5166

    George Michael you gay genius.

    March 2012

  • ksekthor

    the best performance GM

    February 2012

  • risico001

    Really Last.fm...this is the second time today with Last Christmas...holy Wham!

    January 2012

  • VerveAreRising

    God, I miss her :((

    January 2012

  • kenet87

    the ONLY Christmas song i NEVER get sick of! I hate all the re-makes of this song. this is the original and the best. George Michael is awesome.

    January 2012

  • Xylvanya

    If you like ambitious and relaxing music, maybe it´s possible you like XYLVANYA: „Anxious“; „Beach II“ „SA RIERA part I“, "Imperial Crown" „Climbing“ or „Ex-Mannequin“ or „Horizont (III) or "Gewitter-Regen" or "Erinnerungen an meinen Vater" or "Trust (Piano-Version)" or "Norwegen" or "Retrospective view" and many many more.....(all in all 6 hours of music, all songs free download) . Thank you for listening, support or feedback! Peace, Xylvanya

    January 2012

  • simaa1

    Christmas isn't Christmas without this song [28]

    January 2012

  • Annieworld

    Christmas isn't Christmas without this song [27]

    January 2012

  • BlasterM

    See you next year!

    December 2011
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