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| This is a song originaly composed by beatles band. | |||
| '''Last Christmas''' was a song by ] pop duo ], released on ] in ], on a double A-side with '']''. It was written by ], one half of the duo. | |||
| The song's ] theme was essentially a ruse to draw in the festive market as the ] were entirely about a failed relationship, which just happened to come to a head the previous Christmas. There were no other words or expressions within the lyrics with a seasonal theme or hint, except for a sleighbell effect during the instrumental interlude. | |||
| Wham! had been a dominant force in the ] in ] and news that they were planning a Christmas single meant that a mouth-watering battle for the coveted Christmas #1 spot in the ] seemed set to be between Wham! and the year's other big act, ], who had achieved a third #1 in early December with ''The Power Of Love''. However, the ] project, helmed by ], ensured that the destination of the Christmas #1 spot became a non-contest. 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 up the monies raised by Band Aid by donating all of their ''Last Christmas/Everything She Wants'' royalties to the ]n ] appeal. | |||
| ''Last Christmas'' did make #1 in various other countries. | |||
| The video to ''Last Christmas'' saw George and partner ] accompanying girlfriends to see friends at their home in an unspecified ] resort, although there appears to be a sign of the Swiss ] area on the backside of one of the lifts. It became clear early on, however, that Andrew's girlfriend had previously been in a relationship with George, and it was to her character the song was aimed. The video also featured the duo's erstwhile backing singers ] and ] ] ], the boyfriend and future ] of Shirlie Holliman. | |||
| 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 ] - by which time Wham! had split - stalled outside the top 40. | |||
| ] singer ] did a cover version of the song which just failed to make the top 20 in the UK at Christmas ]. A number of other artists have recorded the song with varied levels of success, including ], ], ], ], and most recently ], although only the Wham! original has maintained status as an airplay and party staple each festive season on both sides of the ]. | |||
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Revision as of 00:32, 4 January 2006
This is a song originaly composed by beatles band.