Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. George Michael performs at the MGM Grand arena in Las Vegas, in 2008. Wham!'s 1984 song "Last Christmas" reached No. 2 on ...

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 ...

Wham!’s hit “Last Christmas” surges up the charts and dominates holiday radio every year thanks to its enduring popularity, making the game “Whamageddon”— a two-decade-old challenge for participants ...

One of the most popular songs each December is Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Wham!’s George Michael had complex feelings about the song. Everybody else just seems to like it. George Michael felt Wham!’s ...

Just hearing those opening synth notes of Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' is enough to get us all reaching for the mulled wine and reminiscing about holidays past. Since its release back in 1984, this George ...

Wham's “Last Christmas” reaches a new peak on several Billboard charts at once, and that success pushes it back to its all-time high on the Hot 100. Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael of Wham! perform ...

Ah, “Last Christmas”. At this point, the festive favourite by Wham! is more than just a song that gets pulled out the attic with the tinsel every year. Written in George Michael’s childhood bedroom ...

George Michael, lead singer of the 80s band Wham!, died at age 53 over the holidays. As his popular 1984 song, "Last Christmas," aired on stations across the country, listeners soon learned of his ...

*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 ...

Pepsi & Shirlie have reflected on the 40th anniversary of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’, how George Michael fulfilled his legacy, and how they still feel his presence eight years after his death on ...