When Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley first heard George Michael give up his heart on “Last Christmas,” he knew the beloved yule tune was something special. The magic moment happened when the holiday spirit ...

Longtime Wham! manager Simon Napier-Bell reflected on the legacy of the 1984 Christmas song in an interview with 'The Telegraph' Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty “Last Christmas” remains Wham!’s most ...

Wham's Last Christmas is the favourite to be Christmas number one. (Corbis via Getty) Wham's Last Christmas is leading the race to be Christmas number one for a second consecutive year, as the track ...

Stepping back into the world of “Last Christmas” has been a bittersweet experience for Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley. "We had a wonderful time and recreating those scenes felt like yesterday," Ridgeley told ...

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 ...

"Last Christmas," a holiday song by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of WHAM! turned 40 in December 2024. The global hit is also the subject of a new Netflix documentary (Photo by Pete ...

The annual Christmas tradition, which involves avoiding listening to one classic holiday song as long as possible, is trending across social media Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music ...

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 ...

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’ ...

At this point, George Michael and Wham!’s pop hit “Last Christmas” is as essential to the festive season as tinsel and turkey. Now, 40 years on from the track’s release in December 1984 and it remains ...

“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.