Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Last Christmas” by Wham! has made pop history, topping the Christmas chart for the first time since it was released almost four ...

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,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stepping back into the world of “Last Christmas” has been a bittersweet experience for Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley. "We had a wonderful time and recreating those scenes felt like yesterday," Ridgeley told ...

The Princess of Wales' carol concert falls on the anniversary of John Lennon's death Vinnie Zuffante/Getty; Dave Hogan/Getty; Chris Jackson/Getty Kate Middleton wove emotional tributes into her ...

George Michael wanted to be remembered as one of pop’s best songwriters, but Wham!'s late singer did not intend “Last Christmas” to be the song most people — for better or for worse — associate him ...

Four of George Michael's albums return to the charts in the musician's home country of the U.K., as interest in his work—and Wham's—surges. English singer and songwriter George Michael performing on ...