Wham!’s 'Last Christmas' lands Christmas No.1 2024

Wham!’s Last Christmas is the Christmas No.1 2024, making it the only song in UK history to achieve such a feat for two consecutive years.

Around the world, Last Christmas continues to resonate with people all over the world, peaking at its highest ever position in its Billboard history at No.2 in Canada where it went Diamond this week, and No.3 in the US. Across Europe, the song has reached No.1 in the Netherlands for the first time ever, has been No.1 in Sweden for four consecutive weeks, and currently sits at the top of the charts in Austria, Germany and Poland.

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped, a brand new Christmas special that tells the story of how George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s Wham! turned one song into a seasonal phenomenon, debuted on BBC 2 in the UK this month, and is now available to watch on demand via BBC iPlayer.

Watch the trailer the below:

It’s Whamageddon!

Originally, released by Wham! back in December 1984, the seven-time multi-platinum classic peaked at No.1 in 16 countries upon its release and is officially the fourth highest-selling single of all time in the UK. The song has now claimed the No.1 spot nine times and has amassed an incredible 5 billion combined streams. Now, 40 years on, the song has woven itself into the very fabric of Christmas.

The song’s lasting impact continues with breathtaking reimagined covers from today’s superstars, most notably Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan who duet with the iconic song on Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas on Netflix.

Wham!, George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music recently commemorated 40 years of Last Christmas, by releasing a very special Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP, available in limited edition vinyl, CD and digital.

The Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP is available now and features all the original 7″ and 12″ versions plus George Michael’s 2006 previously unreleased performance of Last Christmas at London’s Wembley Arena. The EP is available on limited edition 12″ Snowflake white vinyl, 12″ picture disc, 12″ zoetrope picture disc, plus CD and digital.

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