Wham!’s Final Christmas is the Christmas No.1 2024, making it the one tune in UK historical past to attain such a feat for 2 consecutive years.
All over the world, Final Christmas continues to resonate with folks everywhere in the world, peaking at its highest ever place in its Billboard historical past at No.2 in Canada the place it went Diamond this week, and No.3 within the US. Throughout Europe, the tune has reached No.1 within the Netherlands for the primary time ever, has been No.1 in Sweden for 4 consecutive weeks, and at present sits on the high of the charts in Austria, Germany and Poland.
Wham!: Final Christmas Unwrapped, a model new Christmas particular that tells the story of how George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s Wham! turned one tune right into a seasonal phenomenon, debuted on BBC 2 within the UK this month, and is now accessible to observe on demand by way of BBC iPlayer.
Watch the trailer the under:
It’s Whamageddon!
Initially, launched by Wham! again in December 1984, the seven-time multi-platinum traditional peaked at No.1 in 16 international locations upon its launch and is formally the fourth highest-selling single of all time within the UK. The tune has now claimed the No.1 spot 9 occasions and has amassed an unbelievable 5 billion mixed streams. Now, 40 years on, the tune has woven itself into the very cloth of Christmas.
The tune’s lasting influence continues with breathtaking reimagined covers from at present’s superstars, most notably Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan who duet with the enduring tune on Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas on Netflix.
Wham!, George Michael Leisure and Sony Music lately commemorated 40 years of Final Christmas, by releasing a really particular Final Christmas fortieth Anniversary EP, accessible in restricted version vinyl, CD and digital.
The Final Christmas 40th Anniversary EP is offered now and options all the unique 7″ and 12″ variations plus George Michael’s 2006 beforehand unreleased efficiency of Final Christmas at London’s Wembley Enviornment. The EP is offered on restricted version 12″ Snowflake white vinyl, 12″ image disc, 12″ zoetrope image disc, plus CD and digital.
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