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Longtime Wham! manager Simon Napier-Bell reflected on the legacy of the 1984 Christmas song in an interview with 'The Telegraph' Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty “Last Christmas” remains Wham!’s most ...

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 ...

Andrew Ridgeley is well aware of just how teeny the shorts he and George Michael wore in the 1984 music video for Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.” “[I’m] not amazed [at how short they were but] ...

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,” ...

The musical duo Wham! –aka George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley – debuted in 1981, enjoying a commercial and critical success in that decade that neither member likely dreamed of. By the time both ...

So here's an early Christmas present for fans of the inimitable George Michael, whose 1984 Wham! single, "Last Christmas," continues to be a Yuletide staple. Actors Ryan Reynolds, 47, and Rob ...

Most music fans wouldn’t confuse Paul McCartney and Wham!. Paul and The Beatles turned down $250 million to reunite in the 1970s; we’re certain Wham! never entertained that kind of payday to get back ...

*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 ...

The iconic 1984 Wham! hit “Last Christmas” is synonymous with the holiday season and almost impossible to get out of your head. See? Now you’re humming it. But a growing number of people are turning ...