It seems the Christmas chart is an actual factor within the United Kingdom – not one thing made up for the traditional movie Love Actually – and a sure beloved band has topped it this yr with one in all their hottest hits.
Last Christmas by Wham! – the duo shaped by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley – has been named the top song on the Official Charts Christmas checklist by BBC Radio 1.
In a social media publish shared each by the Wham! official account in addition to that of Official Charts on Friday, Ridgeley was seen reacting to the information, saying in a video, “George would be beside himself, after all these years, to finally attain the Christmas no. 1 (spot).”
Watch the video above.
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Ridgeley went on to say it felt like a “mission accomplished,” including that Michael wrote the song with the intention of it reaching the milestone.
The love for Wham! and Last Christmas has been palpable this yr.
Earlier this week, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney of “Welcome to Wrexham” spoofed the band and particularly the album picture from “Last Christmas” on Instagram.
The photograph was in black and white and framed equally to the quilt photograph for the hit vacation single, with Reynolds sporting the floppy blond hair made well-known by Michael.
“WREXHAM!” the caption on the photograph McElhenney posted on his Instagram account learn.
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Last Christmas was initially launched by Wham! in December of 1984. At the time, it spent 5 consecutive weeks on the quantity two spot on the UK Singles Chart.
The song has since been coated by many artists, together with Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Jimmy Eat World and the Backstreet Boys.
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Ridgeley is the surviving member of Wham!, after Michael died on Christmas Day almost seven years in the past, in 2016.
A George Michael and Wham! song featured on the soundtrack for the 2019 movie Last Christmas.
‘This Is How (We Want You To Get High)’ was the primary release of unique materials since he died, the song having been recorded by Michael in 2012.
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