THE EIGHTIES ARE BAAAAACK
Wham's Last Christmas finally hits number one 36 years after it was released
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley have managed to finally bag a number one with Wham! mega hit Last Christmas
The late icon, who sadly passed away on Christmas Eve in 2016, has bagged the first number one of 2021 with the Wham! track.
Last Christmas had been trailing behind Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas as the retro festive tunes enjoyed their annual resurgence over Christmas.
The iconic Wham! track has now finally achieved its number one spot for the first time since being released in 1984.
It is the first time in 24 years that George Michael's music has ranked in the top spot, after Jesus To A Child in 1996.
Martin Talbot from the Official Charts Company confirmed the exciting news that Wham! had finally got to number one.
“This is a fantastic record for Last Christmas. Just a few weeks after Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas is You reached Number 1 after a 26 year wait, for the Wham! tune to make its own impact after so long really shows how much the British public love their Christmas classics,” he said.
George had written and produced the tune Last Christmas after being inspired by a visit to his childhood home.
His band mate Andrew Ridgeley recently opened up about how the inspiring tune came about.
"We went to his old room, the room in which we had spent hours as kids recording pastiches of radio shows and jingles, the room where he kept a keyboard and something on which to record his sparks of inspiration, and he played me the introduction and the beguiling, wistful chorus melody to 'Last Christmas.'' Andrew wrote.
"It was a moment of wonder."
He added: "George had performed musical alchemy, distilling the essence of Christmas into music.
"Adding a lyric which told the tale of betrayed love was a masterstroke and, as he did so often, he touched hearts."
Up until today, Last Christmas by Wham! had been the biggest-selling UK chart single never to have made it to number one.
Andrew as well as George Michael's fans will certainly welcome the exciting and long-awaited news
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