By Mark Nobes, chief editor
The battle for the prestigious Christmas top spot in 1984 was fought between Wham!, Frankie Goes to Hollywood (with The Power of Love) and Band Aid's Do They Know it's Christmas, with the latter winning out. Frankie made #1 the week before the official Christmas chart was out, with Wham having to settle with #2.
However, Last Christmas
was the biggest-selling single in chart history not to have made #1,
selling well over 1 million copies. A re-issue in 1985 reached #6 in the
UK singles charts, and the song has re-entered many international singles charts many
times.
The song re-entered the UK charts for the first time in 21 years in 2007, reaching No.14.
This is the 2014 30th anniversary vinyl sleeve
In Germany the song has spent 106 weeks in the singles charts, and has entered the charts every year since 1997. Penned by George Michael, the original 1984 release of the single was a Double-A side featuring the track "Everything She Wants".
Okay, so the jolly video featuring the boys accompanying their "girlfriends" at a ski resort a tad on the cheesy side, and it looks very much of its time, but I like 80s cheese, its cosy and fun, and I've always enjoyed the song - it's definitely one of the most memorable Christmas tunes.
Last Christmas Vinyl Sleeve
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