Last Christmas WikipediaLast Christmas is a song by English pop duo Wham, released on Epic Records in 1. A side with Everything She Wants. Instantly download an MP3 directly from your shopping cart to play on an iPod, MP3 player, computer or burn your own CD. Captain Zoom sings the persons name. Your music deserves to be heard everywhere. GarageBand lets you share your finished song easily with friends, family, or the whole Internet community via social. Originally written and produced by George Michael, it has been covered by many artists since its original release. Wham original versioneditCommercial performanceeditUnited KingdomeditWham UK Singles Chart in 1. Christmas single meant that a battle for the coveted Christmas number one spot in the UK seemed set to be between Wham Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who had achieved a third number one in early December with The Power of Love. However, the Band Aid project helmed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, produced the number one single Do They Know Its Christmas. Epic Last Song Mp3 Download' title='Epic Last Song Mp3 Download' />Whams offering peaked at number two for much of the period, although Georges involvement in Band Aid meant that Wham Wham subsequently donated all of their Last ChristmasEverything She Wants royalties to the Ethiopian famine. In subsequent years, the song managed to reach the middle echelons of the UK Singles Chart on a regular basis 1. Reached number 2 1. Reached number 6 7 weeks1. Reached number 4. Reached number 1. Reached number 2. Epic Last Song Mp3 Download' title='Epic Last Song Mp3 Download' />Reached number 3. Reached number 5. Reached number 2. Reached number 3. Reached number 3. Reached number 2. Reached number 1. Reached number 7 5 weeks2. Reached number 2. Last Christmas has sold over 2 million copies as of January 2. UK chart history not to reach number one. Other countries and territorieseditThe song gradually sold in Japan and became the best selling single that did not reach that countrys top 1. In 2. 00. 9, the song re entered the Spanish Lista de Canciones singles chart at number 9. In 2. 01. 3, it was the most streamed single on Christmas Day in the UK according to Spotify. In Germany, the song is the most successful Christmas single of all time, having spent 1. German Singles Chart and attained a peak position of number 4. It has charted every year since 1. In January 2. 00. In the Netherlands, the song never reached number one, peaking at number 2 in January 1. Band Aids Do They Know Its Christmas. In the Dutch Singles Top 1. Netherlands that claims to be the official chart, but its the only one that is not broadcast and remains unpublished except on its own official web page, the song has now entered on 1. Its highest position after 1. Christmas season. In the Dutch Mega Top 5. In the United States, the song has also re entered the Billboard Holiday Songs Chart on a regular basis. As of November 2. US sales of the digital track stand at 7. Nielsen Sound. Scan, placing it 1. Christmasholiday digital singles in US Sound. Scan history. 6 The song debuted at number 5. Billboard Hot 1. 00 in the chart dated January 7, 2. George Michael died. Music videoeditThe video to Last Christmas shows Wham George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley accompanying girlfriends to see friends at an unspecified ski resort the cable car that can be seen in two shots is from Saas Fee, Switzerland. It becomes clear early on that the character of Ridgeleys girlfriend played by model Kathy Hill was previously in a relationship with Michael, and that the song is aimed at her. She can easily be spotted throughout the video by the fact that shes usually wearing red, but everyone else is wearing more muted colors. There is a brief flashback to Last Christmas showing Michaels character presenting her with a jewelled brooch. In the present time, Ridgeley is wearing the brooch, suggesting that the girl gave the same gift perhaps by regifting it to her new love after she and Michael parted ways. Readiris Pro 12 Patch Serial. Interestingly, when the girl wears the brooch from Michaels character, it is right side up and when Ridgeleys character wears it, he wears it upside down. On numerous occasions, Michael presents a thoughtful expression, suggesting his conflicting emotions. Her seeming indifference to Ridgeleys open displays of affection makes the viewer wonder if Ridgeleys heart is the next to be broken. However, at the end of the video, everyone leaves properly paired off so perhaps it is suggested that Michael has worked out his confusion and now realizes he is after all with the right girl. The video also featured the duos erstwhile backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie and Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp, the boyfriend and future husband of Shirlie Holliman. The video also marks the last filmed appearance of a clean shaven Michael, as he sported a beard in the video for Everything She Wants, which he kept until his death in 2. As of December 2. You. Tube. 8Versions and mixeseditThe full original mix and vocal of Last Christmas has never been released in its entirety. In 1. 98. 4 it was just two edits of the song that were released one the shorter of the two on the regular 7 format and the other the longer of the two, though missing a verse on the original Japanese 1. Spanish 7. A remixed version with partly re recorded and additional vocals was used for the regular 1. Pudding Mix. When the single was re released in 1. Pudding Mix was used for the regular 7 and this version has been used on all subsequent re releases. It is the 1. 98. 5 7 version the edit of the 1. Pudding Mix that is now the most common to find on various artists compilation albums as well as George Michaels Twenty Five hits compilation and the most widely known version. The full Pudding Mix has been featured on several compilations including the Wham The Final and If You Were There The Best of Wham. The edits of the original 1. Last ChristmasEverything She Wants double A sided single once the latter started becoming the focus of promotion, following the end of the Christmas season and has occasionally been used on various artists compilation albums. The shorter edit as used on the original 7 has not been released since and therefore has never appeared on the compact disc format. Track listingseditOriginal 1. First 7 Epic GA 4. UKLast Christmas Original 1. Everything She Wants Album version 5 0. First 1. 2 Epic TA 4. UKLast Christmas Pudding mix 6 4. Everything She Wants Album version 5 0. Second 7 Epic QA 4. UKEverything She Wants Remix 5 3. Last Christmas Original 1. Second 1. 2 Epic QTA 4. UKEverything She Wants 1. Last Christmas Pudding mix 6 4. Note Last Christmas and Everything She Wants were a double A side for these releases. The second 7 and 1. In some countries, the longer edit of Last Christmas from 1. Epic WHAM 1 UKLast Christmas 1. Pudding mix 4 2. Blue Armed with Love Live in China 5 4. Epic WHAM T1 UKLast Christmas Pudding mix 6 4. Drivers Training In Ohio. Blue Armed with Love Live in China 5 4. Everything She Wants Remix 5 3. Epic 6. 50. 26. UKLast Christmas 1. Pudding mix 4 2. Where Did Your Heart Go 5 4. Epic 6. 50. 26. UKLast Christmas Pudding mix 6 4. Where Did Your Heart Go 5 4. Epic EPC 6. 53. UKLast Christmas 1. Pudding Mix 4 2. Everything She Wants Album version Mislabelled as Recorded live in China 5 0. Epic EPC 6. 53. UKLast Christmas Pudding mix 6 4. Everything She Wants Album version 5 0. Note The only difference between the 1. Christmas 8. 8 and Christmas 8. Inclusion on 1. 99. 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