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Last Christmas by Wham%21 Songfacts Songfacts Artistfacts Lyrics big onion walking tours This song is actually about a failed relationship; only the phase "Last Christmas," big onion walking tours when the relationship came to head, refers to the festive season. Despite this it has become an annual Christmas standard on UK radio stations. This was a charity record with its proceeds going to famine relief in Ethiopia. Apart from " Do They Know It's Christmas ," which prevented this from reaching #1, it is the biggest selling Christmas song in the UK. (George Michael features on both songs). Numerous artists have covered this song including Ashley Tisdale, Coldplay, Jimmy Eat World and Taylor Swift, who reached #28 on the Billboard country with her version. In 2009 a version by the cast of Fox-TV's Glee finally took the song into the Hot 100 when their rendition debuted at #63. The song never charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 as it was released only as a promotional, not commercially-available, 7-inch single in 1984. Two chart facts: "Last Christmas" is the biggest selling single in UK chart history not to reach #1. In Japan it has sold over 600,000 copies making it the best-selling single that did not reach that country's top-10 chart. The song's music video sees George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley accompanying girlfriends to see friends at their home in a ski resort. The duo's backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie also star in the clip along with Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp, the boyfriend and future husband of Shirlie Holliman. The songwriters of Barry Manilow's hit single " Can't Smile Without You " sued George Michael big onion walking tours for plagiarism in the mid-'80s, claiming that this song lifted its melody from their tune. The case was settled out of court with Michael giving his first year's royalties to Band Aid. More songs from Wham! More songs about heartache More songs that benefited charities More Christmas songs More songs with holidays in the title More songs covered by the Glee cast More songs involved in lawsuits
Sign in or Register to post comments Comments: 5 Every major artist makes at least one Christmas release. big onion walking tours This one is pretty ordinary. Mike - Santa Barbara, Ca Darren from Hull is correct. Last Christmas was NOT the first song to sell a million copies big onion walking tours without reaching big onion walking tours #1. Though Last Christmas IS the biggest selling single to not top the charts. Martin - London, United Kingdom Actually, Edward is wrong with his fact about this being the first ever song to sell a million copies in the UK without reaching number 1. That accolade goes to Stranger On The Shore by Acker Bilk which was in the charts for 55 weeks and only peaked big onion walking tours at #2 Darren - Hull, England This song is the best! It makes me a little sad to hear. I gave a girl my heart one Christmas and she gave it away the very next day just like this song. Mike - Chicago, Il This is such a great song. I can't believe no one else has commented on it. George Michael's voice is absolutely beautiful here, resonant and evocative. No one has ever sung a heartbreak song with more emotion. Just as the trivia says, the holiday season big onion walking tours is only incidental to the storyline. The only significant big onion walking tours part is that the break up occurred at Christmas time. Well, the bells do give it a holiday sound, but I don't care. I listen to it year round. During the holidays I can't go into a mall without hearing it. Not that I am complaining. It's a great standard. And I'd comfort George Michael any time of the year! Carrie - Roanoke, Va