Cult song - The Christmas miracle from Wham!: "Last Christmas" at number one in the British Christmas charts for the first time
Almost 40 years after its release, the song "Last Christmas" by Wham! has made it to the top of the British Christmas charts for the first time. The pop song by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley was released in December 1984 - but only made it to second place that Christmas week. First place went to "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid.
Now"Last Christmas" has belatedly taken the top spot, as the Official Charts Company announced on Friday evening. In the video, George Michael (1963-2016) once trudged through a snow-covered mountain landscape and decorated the Christmas tree.
Wham crack the British Christmas charts for the first time
Ridgeley said in a video message that it was a huge disappointment that it didn't work out after the single was released. He believes that George would be beside himself with joy after all these years. George Michael died unexpectedly at Christmas seven years ago. He was 53 years old.
The song had previously topped the British charts, but not at Christmas. Now it beat Sam Ryder's "You're Christmas To Me" and "All I Want For Christas Is You" by Mariah Carey. "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues came in at number six following the death of singer Shane MacGowan. First place in the album charts went to "Hackney Diamonds" by the Rolling Stones.
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The announcement of "Last Christmas" reaching the top of the British Christmas charts for the first time since its release in 1984, was a bittersweet moment for Andrew Ridgeley, as he believes George Michael would have been ecstatic. Despite previously topping the charts, "Last Christmas" had never achieved this feat during the Christmas season until now, outranking songs like "You're Christmas To Me" by Sam Ryder and "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. This new achievement comes 40 years after the release of the iconic Christmas carol and almost a decade after George Michael's untimely death at Christmas.
Source: www.stern.de
