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Wham!’s “Last Christmas” song is possibly one of the best Christmas pop song. Released in 1984, it dominated the charts and is still very popular even today (especially in Japan and
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Last Christmas

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Longtime readers of W♥M knows that we have a soft spot for Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. The song has been a staple in our holiday playlist since 1984, but semi-recently the song has been making a comeback.

During the start of the pandemic, in November 2019, the romantic comedy Last Christmas, starring Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke. The story is about a Christmas shop clerk who falls in love with a mysterious man (Henry Golding).

Obviously, based on the movie’s title, the story was inspired by George Michael and Wham!’s song of the same name.

The official soundtrack includes 14 Wham! and solo George Michael songs, as well as a previously unreleased song, “This Is How (We Want You to Get High)”… so for George Michael completist, this soundtrack is a must for their collection.

The soundtrack album debuted at number one on the UK Official Soundtrack Albums Chart and at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart in 2019.

P.S. Enjoy a new 4k master of the original “Last Christmas” video on YouTube!

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Alanis Morissette

The Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning new musical is about a perfectly imperfect American family, based on Alanis Morissette’s memorable
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Alanis Morissette

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The 90s angst You Outta Know singer Alanis Morissette recently covered “Last Christmas” live on the broadcast of “Christmas at Graceland” on NBC. You can watch it on YouTube if you missed it. She’s playing in front of Elvis Presley’s airplane.

Morissette’s latest single “Last Christmas” came out November 3, 2023, on Epiphany / Thirty Tigers.

Tour dates:

Jun
9
2024
Phoenix, AZ, US
Talking Stick

Jun
12
2024
Austin, TX, US
Moody Center ATX

Jun
14
2024
Dallas, TX, US
Dos Equis Pavilion

Jun
16
2024
The Woodlands, TX, US
Cynthia Woods

Jun
19
2024
Tampa, FL, US
MIDFLORIDA

Jun
20
2024
West Palm Beach, FL, US
iTHINK Financial

Jun
22
2024
Alpharetta, GA, US
Ameris Bank

Jun
23
2024
Nashville, TN, US
Bridgestone Arena

Jun
26
2024
Charlotte, NC, US
PNC Music Pavilion

Jun
27
2024
Raleigh, NC, US
Coastal Credit Union

Jun
29
2024
Columbia, MD, US
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Jul
2
2024
Camden, NJ, US
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

Jul
3
2024
Holmdel, NJ, US
PNC Bank Arts Center

Jul
5
2024
Bethel, NY, US
Bethel Woods

Jul 6
2024
Hartford, CT, US
Xfinity Theatre

Jul
9
2024
Mansfield, MA, US
Xfinity Center

Jul
10
2024
Wantagh, NY, US
Northwell Health

Jul
13
2024
Toronto, ON, Canada
Budweiser Stage

Jul
14
2024
Toronto, ON, Canada
Budweiser Stage

Jul
16
2024
Clarkston, MI, US
Pine Knob Music

Jul
17
2024
Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US
Blossom Music Center

Jul
23
2024
Maryland Heights, MO, US
Hollywood Casino

Jul
24
2024
Cincinnati, OH, US
Riverbend Music Center

Jul
27
2024
Noblesville, IN, US
Ruoff Music Center

Jul
28
2024
Milwaukee, WI, US
American Family

Jul
31
2024
Denver, CO, US
Ball Arena

Aug
1
2024
West Valley City, UT, US
USANA Amphitheatre

Aug
3
2024
Auburn, WA, US
White River Amphitheatre

Aug
4
2024
Portland, OR, US
Moda Center

Aug
7
2024
Mountain View, CA, US
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Aug
8
2024
Palm Desert, CA, US
Acrisure Arena

Aug
10
2024
Inglewood, CA, US
Kia Forum

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Coco & Clair Clair

Coco & Clair Clair knew from the moment they met that they were meant to make music together. Similarly, listeners are immediately drawn to the Atlanta-bred duo through their clever
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Coco & Clair Clair

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“Last Christmas” is the new holiday single from duo Coco & Clair Clair. The song is reimagined as a trap bass song with an 80s snare. I think my favorite part of the song is the whispering of “Happy Christmas” that starts every line of the start of the song.

It’s short and to the point, but it’s pretty good, I had to rewind to listen again.

We wrote about the duo in March 2023 and said that the “Atlanta-bred duo Coco & Clair Clair is on tour in support of their debut album SEXY. The album’s title actually doesn’t describe their music, as they explained, “It’s impactful, but it’s a really silly word… And then, none of the songs are actually that sexy.”
The duo is fairly new, having met through mutual friends on Twitter in 2014. “We really rely on the other person,” Clair Clair says. “We’ll both go write our verses, and then we share them with each other and let the other person edit them. Everything is very much both of our brains combined, which we couldn’t do with someone who wasn’t a very good friend because it’s such a vulnerable process.” ”

Their debut album got a special Deluxe Edition, which re-released on November 10th, 2023.

ASTN

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Breakout TikTok singer ASTN released his “Last Christmas” in November 2023. Obviously, listening to his song, it’s done in an R&B style… complete with auto-tune and gospel backing response vocals.

“Last Christmas” follows this year’s acclaimed Where Do We Go From Here? EP, which pop music critics loved. VIBE describing the EP as “a solid introduction into ASTN as he breaks ground in the R&B world,” and V Magazine writing “catchy hooks and captivatingly personal lyrics.”

ASTN will be playing the Warfield, in San Francisco, on December 16, 2023… I’m sure he’ll be singing “Last Christmas”. If he doesn’t play it, it’s a missed opportunity!

Disconnected Souls

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Cinematic metal band Disconnected Souls recently offered their 2023 rendition of “Last Christmas”. Their version is a little synthy, with some industrial elements thrown in at the end.

Band leader Fletch explains his choice in cover: “If you’ve followed DS for any length of time, you’ll probably know that we love doing reinterpretations of Christmas classics, and therefore it was kinda inevitable that at some point we would find ourselves faced with ‘Last Christmas’. To be brutally honest, none of us are big fans of the original! However, we wanted to see what we could do with it and were particularly keen to make one of our friends happy (who had been repeatedly suggesting it). We ended up staying surprisingly accurate to the original music, but focussed on vocal FX / reducing the tempo and adding some more melancholy instrumentation. As always we hope you enjoy and happy holidays!”