Wham!’s “Last Christmas” sleigh-rides from No. 18 to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Dec. 14), as the 1984 classic by the British duo of Michael, who died in 2016, and Andrew Ridgeley hits a new ...

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 ...

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’ ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Wham! scored a historic hit when they released “Last Christmas” ...

Wham!’s classic tune “Last Christmas” is the festive No 1 for the second year running. The Eighties pop duo, comprising Andrew Ridgeley and the late George Michael, released the track in 1984 but ...

Michael died unexpectedly at the age of 53 on Christmas Day 2016 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.

*Decades after its release, Wham!’s 1984 holiday classic “Last Christmas” has achieved a new milestone, reaching the number one spot on the Billboard Global 200 for the first time ever. Billboard ...

Andrew Ridgeley believes George Michael would have loved to see the lasting impression "Last Christmas" has left. In a recent interview with Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast, the musician — one half of ...

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Charli XCX's hit album "Brat" and Wham!'s perennial festive hit "Last Christmas" are among the musical works nominated at next month's Ivors, Britain's annual awards ...

Netflix and Roku are among the platforms that have picked up the documentary WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped, which tells the story behind the iconic song by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s WHAM!

In honor of 40 years of Wham!’s iconic holiday song “Last Christmas,” a special anniversary edition of the iconic EP dropped as the song reaches its highest-ever position on the Billboard 100. Also, ...

One of the only 1980s songs to enter the Christmas canon was Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” A Jonas Brothers song took way too much inspiration from “Last Christmas.” On the other hand, “Last Christmas” is ...