LAST
CHRISTMAS
WHAM!
SONGWRITER: GEORGE MICHAEL
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: NOW – THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
LABEL: EPIC RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1985
Wham! were an English pop music duo consisting of George
Michael and Andrew Ridgeley,
formed in Bushey in 1981.
They became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s,
selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986. Influenced
by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham!'s
1983 debut album Fantastic addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem and teen angst
over adulthood. Their second studio album Make It
Big in 1984 was a worldwide pop smash
hit, charting at number one in both the UK and the United States. Associated
with the MTV-driven Second
British Invasion of the US, the singles from
the album—"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go",
"Everything
She Wants" and "Careless Whisper"—all
topped the US Billboard Hot 100.
In 1985, Wham! made a highly publicised 10-day visit to China, the first by a
Western pop group. The event was seen as a major watershed moment in increasing
friendly bilateral relations between China and the West.
"Last Christmas" is a song by
English pop duo Wham!,
released on Epic Records,
and internationally on MCA Records in December 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything
She Wants". It was written and produced by George Michael,
and has been covered by many artists since its original release.
The song reached Nº. 1 in Denmark, Slovenia,
and Sweden and Nº. 2 in nine countries: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Norway, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Wham! donated all of
their royalties to relief efforts for the Ethiopian famine. In a UK-wide poll in
December 2012, it was voted eighth on the ITV television special The
Nation's Favourite Christmas Song. It was
the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century in the UK until it was
overtaken by "Fairytale
of New York" in 2015.
Last Christmas I gave
you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Last Christmas I gave
you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away (you gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (special)
Once bitten and twice
shy
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Tell me baby, do you recognize me
Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
Happy Christmas
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying: I love you
I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kiss me now
I'll know you've fool me again
Last Christmas I gave
you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away (you gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (special)
Last Christmas I gave
you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away (you gave it away)
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (special)
Oh, oh my baby
A crowded room,
friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God I thought you were
Someone to rely on
Me, I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover
with a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Now I've found a real love
You'll never fool me again
Last Christmas I gave
you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away (you gave it away)
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (special)
Last Christmas I gave
you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away (you gave it away)
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (special)
Face on a lover with
a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore him apart
Maybe next year
I'll give it to
someone
I'll give it to someone special
Someone.
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