I’ll Give it to Someone Special

The story of ‘Last Christmas’

My favourite Christmas song was released in 1984 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley better known as Wham. The song reached number two in the U.K. single charts and that’s where it remained for five weeks. Being kept off the top spot by another Christmas song, Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’.

The song did eventually reach number one. In 2021! On New Years Day the song hit the top spot where it remained for a week. 36 years after its initial release.
‘Last Christmas’ is a brilliant example of the 80s synth pop sound, but it doesn’t sound dated. Today it still stands up and that is in part down to the brilliant songwriting but also due to the charm and delivery of the vocals. Both from George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. The song has that sing along nature about it, you cannot help but sing along to the chorus, even the verses are catchy. George's lyrics are timeless.

As well as being a brilliant Christmas song, ‘Last Christmas’ has a more poignant meaning as the songs writer George Michael was found dead on Christmas Day in 2016.  
Thank you for reading.

For George x