George Michael has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Most Performed Work category for writing Wham!’s 1984 hit “Last Christmas.” The award, which honors songwriters and screen composers ...

Wham!’s festive song Last Christmas never got to number one in the year of its release 1984, but it has scored a historical first, becoming the first track to occupy the festive chart’s top slot for a ...

One of the most popular songs each December is Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Wham!’s George Michael had complex feelings about the song. Everybody else just seems to like it. George Michael felt Wham!’s ...

Stepping back into the world of “Last Christmas” has been a bittersweet experience for Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley. "We had a wonderful time and recreating those scenes felt like yesterday," Ridgeley told ...

In 1983, George Michael set a goal for himself. He gave himself a songwriting exercise: he’d write a Christmas song. And he wanted a No. 1 hit. “He wanted a definitive Wham! Christmas offering,” ...

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a little Christmas treat for Wham! fans. The BBC has picked up an hourlong Blink Films and Sony documentary special on the everlasting impact of “Last Christmas” by George Michael ...

Andrew Ridgeley believes George Michael would have loved to see the lasting impression "Last Christmas" has left. In a recent interview with Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast, the musician — one half of ...

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time, WHAM!, George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music will release the Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP. The EP ...

WHAM! released “Last Christmas” 40 years ago. The classic holiday song has become standard listening during the joyful season, but the meaning behind it is anything but happy. What is ‘Last Christmas’ ...

*Decades after its release, Wham!’s 1984 holiday classic “Last Christmas” has achieved a new milestone, reaching the number one spot on the Billboard Global 200 for the first time ever. Billboard ...