Wham! - Last Christmas (Live at Brixton Academy)

George Michael was only 22 when he wrote this future classic, a song which became best-selling non-number one single in UK and covered about 200 singers including Hilary Duff, Taylor Swift, Crazy Frog, Billie Piper, Ashley Tisdale, Cascada, Coldplay and Alcazar.
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.
In 2007, the track re-entered the UK Top 20 and hit the UK iTunes Top 10.
In 2008, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart again, this time at #36 and peaked at #26.
In 2009, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number #39.
In 2009, the song re-entered the Spanish Lista de Canciones Singles Chart at number #9

[@user-uz1pn6jj3k]

The most beautiful present you gave to everyone in the world, you are the angel of music, love you forever, George.

[@captintest0277]

TIMELESSSSS CLASSSIC ..GEORGE R.I.P...25/12/2016 age 53... 2021/1/5/ ..I DID PLAY THISSSSSSSS ONE TO THE WORLDDDDDD.!!!

[@siridama]

My most loved Christmas song, can never get enough of it... From year to year - I AM HUNGRY FOR THIS LOVELY SONG.....

[@ichi1957]

Love this song, I listen to it year round. Miss George. I wish you had video.

[@paularibeiro4722]

Happy. Cristhmas....LT makes me back in time..... love you always and Forever my sweet baby love 🌲🌲💖💖🌹🌹➕➕🌈

[@victorvaldiviezo26]

Perfect melody, thanks friend, RIP GM

[@user-pt5xq5rs1t]

Timeless classic!

[@ceciliaruizdesomocurcio4672]

Fabulous song ! Fabulous George !! ❤️❤️❤️

[@ceciliaruizdesomocurcio4672]

...This is for you !! 😃❤️❤️❤️

[@Yugi40]

Love this holiday song!!

[@violapomelo]

To chyba jedna z najlepszych piosenek świątecznych jakie w tej epoce powstały

[@pmt3709]

Amazing song

[@mariaelena9789]

Grazie per questo AUDIO 💜

[@aldrintiqui1892]

Christmas his coming this week 10 days December 15 2020 until Christmas day December 25 2020

[@25Livemen]

wham! comeback :(

[@TheKasiulek23]

cool love it

[@torrentinocom]

woow,its really rare record

[@backtonature1923]

4:19

[@Zambe80]

Never managed to get what he says at 5:25 "I'll give to someone..." lone? low? Can you enlighten me? :)

[@UmmOeufReadyBoott17]

(I think you do now but just saw your comment lol) "I'll give it to someone special"

[@Truewinner112]

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