3 dic 1984 anni - Last Christmas

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"Last Christmas" is a song by the English pop duo Wham!. It was released on 3 December 1984 via CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side via Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in several European countries. George Michael wrote, performed and produced every part. "Last Christmas" has been covered by artists including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Whigfield, Crazy Frog and Billie Piper.

Upon its initial release, "Last Christmas" spent five consecutive weeks at number two on the UK singles chart. It was beaten to Christmas number one by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", on which Michael also performed. "Last Christmas" re-entered the chart several times in later years, becoming the highest-selling UK single never to reach number one. It reached number one on New Year's Day 2021, and finally became the Christmas number one in 2023, 39 years after its release. Combining sales and streams, it also became the third-best selling UK single, with 5.34 million sales, including streams. In 2024, it became the first song to be Christmas number one for consecutive years.

"Last Christmas" topped the charts in 15 other countries and reached the top ten in countries including Australia, Canada and the United States. It reached number two on the Billboard Global 200 in January 2021. Wham! donated their royalties to relief efforts for the Ethiopian famine. In a UK-wide poll in December 2012, it was voted eight on the ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song and was voted most popular song of the 1980s in Channel 5's Christmas 2020 countdown Britain's Favourite '80s Songs.

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