Wham!’s Last Christmas Maintains Chart-Topping Position at Christmas

The article reports on Wham!’s achievement of securing two consecutive Christmas No 1s with their song “Last Christmas”. Here are the main points:

• Wham! released “Last Christmas” in 1984, but it didn’t reach No 1 until 39 years later in 2023.

• The band has now made chart history by securing two consecutive Christmas No 1s with the same song, celebrating its 40th anniversary.

• Andrew Ridgeley, Wham!’s remaining member after George Michael’s passing, expressed his gratitude and said that George would have been “utterly delighted” by the achievement.

• The song fended off fierce competition from Gracie Abrams’ hit single “That’s So True”, Mariah Carey’s immortal hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, and Tom Grennan’s Amazon Original “It Can’t Be Christmas”.

• Wham! joins a rare group of artists to have achieved the Christmas No 1 multiple times, alongside Queen, The Beatles, the Spice Girls, and novelty pop duo Ladbaby.

• A grassroots campaign resulted in Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers protest track “Freezing This Christmas” landing in the Top 40 (No 37), taking aim at prime minister Keir Starmer’s decision to strip 10 million pensioners of the winter fuel payment.

Some additional points that can be inferred from the article:

• The song “Last Christmas” has become a classic and is considered almost as much a part of Christmas as mince pies, turkey, and pigs in blankets.

• George Michael was a talented songwriter who transcended the ages and decades with his quality music.

• Tom Grennan’s achievement is a testament to up-and-coming talent in the music industry.

• The protest track “Freezing This Christmas” highlights the controversy surrounding the winter fuel payment policy and the impact it has on elderly people struggling to heat their homes.