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 ...

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,” ...

Michael died unexpectedly at the age of 53 on Christmas Day 2016 Sean Gallup/Getty It's a bittersweet time of the year as Wham!'s "Last Christmas" reaches the top of the UK charts for the second year ...

"Last Christmas," a holiday song by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of WHAM! turned 40 in December 2024. The global hit is also the subject of a new Netflix documentary (Photo by Pete ...

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 ...

Ah, “Last Christmas”. At this point, the festive favourite by Wham! is more than just a song that gets pulled out the attic with the tinsel every year. Written in George Michael’s childhood bedroom ...

Andrew Ridgeley finds “Last Christmas” as inescapable as you do at the holidays. The Wham! star is calling via video from Central London, where “the pedicabs are playing it, so it’s a constant ...

10:03, Fri, Oct 3, 2025 Updated: 10:04, Fri, Oct 3, 2025 Iconic musician George Michael posthumously earned a staggering £55,000 per day in 2023. The late Wham! star's enterprise, Nobby's Hobbies ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Between his work as one half of Wham! and his memorable solo output ...