For other uses, see Last Christmas (disambiguation).
Last Christmas
single
CoverLast Christmas by Wham original 1984 artwork UK variant.png
ArtistWham!
AlbumMusic from the Edge of Heaven
A-side"Everything She Wants" (various)
B-side
Released3 December 1984[1]
RecordedAugust 1984
WrittenFebruary 1984
StudioAdvision, London[2]
Genre
Length
  • 4:27 (album version)
  • 6:38 (pudding mix)
  • 4:24 (instrumental version)
  • 5:51 (live version)
Label
WriterGeorge Michael
ProducerGeorge Michael
Prev year1984
Next year1984

"Last Christmas" is a song by the English duo Wham!, released on 3 December 1984 via CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side via Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in multiple European countries. It was written and produced by the Wham! member George Michael. He wrote it in February 1984 about a Christmas breakup and recorded it that August.

On release, "Last Christmas" spent five consecutive weeks at number two on the UK singles chart. It was beaten to Christmas number one by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, on which Michael also performed, along with several major British acts and a few American acts. Funds from the sale of "Do They Know It's Christmas" were donated to the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia.

Until 2021, "Last Christmas" was the highest-selling UK single never to reach number one. It has entered the UK singles chart every year since 2007, reached number one for the first time on New Year's Day 2021, and became Christmas number one in 2023. Combining sales and streams, it also became the third-best selling UK single, with 5.34 million sales. In 2024, it became the first song to become Christmas number one for consecutive years. "Last Christmas" has also topped the charts in 14 other European countries. In December 2025, it reached number one on the Billboard Global 200.

In the UK, "Last Christmas" was voted eighth on the 2012 ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song and voted the most popular 1980s song in Channel 5's Christmas 2020 countdown Britain's Favourite '80s Songs. It has been covered by artists including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Whigfield, Crazy Frog, Jimmy Eat World and Billie Piper.

Composition

"Last Christmas" describes a Christmastime break-up. The engineer, Chris Porter, said the upbeat rhythm track contrasted against the sadness of unrequited love.[2] The same chord progression and melody is used for both the verse and chorus, with no middle eight.[6]

Production

The Wham! member George Michael wrote "Last Christmas" in his childhood bedroom in February 1984, when he and the other member, Andrew Ridgeley, were visiting his parents.[2] Michael played Ridgeley the introduction and chorus melody, which Ridgeley later called "a moment of wonder".[7][8]

Wham! recorded "Last Christmas" in August 1984, at Advision Studios, London, with Michael having covered the studio in Christmas decorations "to set the mood".[8] Michael produced the song and wrote and performed every part, using a LinnDrum drum machine, a Roland Juno-60 synthesiser and sleigh bells. Though Michael had no musical training, he performed each part himself, playing the keyboards "with two or three fingers", according to Porter. The only other people in the studio were Porter and two assistants, Paul Gommersal and Richard Moakes.[6] In 1985, "Last Christmas" was reissued as the "Pudding Mix", with many rerecorded parts, including Michael's vocals. As of 2025, it has been used for all releases since and the original mix has never been reissued.[9]

Chart performance

On its first release, "Last Christmas" reached number two on the UK singles chart, beaten by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, on which Michael also performed. Wham! donated their "Last Christmas" royalties to the Ethiopian famine relief fund, the same cause as Band Aid.[6] It was the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century in the UK until 2011, when it was overtaken by "Fairytale of New York" (1987) by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.[10]

In December 2019, "Last Christmas" reached number one on the Official Vinyl Singles Chart[11] and the Official Video Streaming Chart.[12] The following week, it was streamed 17.1 million times, a UK record for the most streams in a week.[13] It was the year's best-selling vinyl single in the UK.[14] By February 2020, "Last Christmas" had sold more than 1.90 million copies, becoming the 10th-bestselling UK single in history and the bestselling single not to reach number one.[2][15] "Last Christmas" reached number one on 1 January 2021, achieving the record for the longest time for a single to reach UK number one, previously held in 2005 by Tony Christie with "(Is This The Way To) Amarillo?".[8] The record was surpassed in 2022 by Kate Bush with "Running Up That Hill", which took 37 years.[16] In December 2022, "Last Christmas" reached number two on the UK singles chart, behind LadBaby's "Food Aid", a parody of "Do They Know It's Christmas?".[17]

In December 2023, "Last Christmas" became the UK Christmas number one.[18] It also became the third-best selling UK single, with 5.34 million sales, including streams.[19] As of December 2023, it had sold more than 1.93 million physical copies and downloads, making it the eighth-bestselling single ever in the UK. It was certified nine-times platinum in January 2026.[20] In 2024, it became the first song to be Christmas number one for two consecutive years.[21] That year, PRS for Music estimated that "Last Christmas" generates £300,000 of royalties per year.[22] In December 2025, "Last Christmas" reached number two on the UK singles chart, beaten by Kylie Minogue's "XMAS".[23]

"Last Christmas" was voted eighth on the 2012 ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song[24] and voted the most popular 1980s song in Channel 5's Christmas 2020 countdown Britain's Favourite '80s Songs.[25]

UK singles chart
YearPeak No.Chart run
1984213 weeks (15 December 1984 – 9 March 1985)[26]
198567 weeks (14 December 1985 – 25 January 1986)[27]
1986455 weeks (13 December 1986 – 10 January 1987)[28]
2007145 weeks (8 December 2007 – 5 January 2008)[29]
2008265 weeks (6 December 2008 – 3 January 2009)[30]
2009344 weeks (12 December 2009 – 2 January 2010)[31]
2010534 weeks (11 December 2010 – 1 January 2011)[32]
2011264 weeks (10 December 2011 – 31 December 2011)[33]
2012345 weeks (8 December 2012 – 5 January 2013)
2013365 weeks (7 December 2013 – 4 January 2014)
2014285 weeks (6 December 2014 – 3 January 2015)[34]
2015185 weeks (10 December 2015 – 7 January 2016)[35]
201675 weeks (8 December 2016 – 5 January 2017)[36]
201726 weeks (30 November 2017 – 4 January 2018)[37]
201835 weeks (6 December 2018 – 3 January 2019)[38]
201936 weeks (28 November 2019 – 2 January 2020)[39]
202018 weeks (19 November 2020 – 7 January 2021)[40]
202128 weeks (18 November 2021 – 6 January 2022)[41]
202218 weeks (17 November 2022 – 5 January 2023)[42]
202319 weeks (16 November 2023 – 11 January 2024)[43]
202419 weeks (14 November 2024 – 9 January 2025)[44]
202518 weeks (13 November 2025 – 31 December 2025)[45]

Other territories

In Germany, "Last Christmas" is the most successful Christmas single of all time, having spent 169 weeks on the German Singles Chart. It reached number one on 24 December 2021.[46] It has charted every year since 1997.[47] In January 2008, the song fell from No. 4 to No. 64, also making it the biggest fall out of the top 10 on the singles chart.[48] In Ireland the single went to number one on 30 December 2022 and returned to the top of the Irish charts on 27 December 2024.[49]

In Japan, the single was originally released in two different formats with different cover art, a 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl (Long version) both with "Credit Card Baby" as their B-side. The former entered the top 20 of the Oricon Singles Chart peaking at No. 15, while the latter reached No. 47.[50] In 1993, it peaked at No. 17 within Japan, and by that point had sold 120,500 copies there.[51] It was reissued in November 2001 and 2004 as a two-track CD with the single edit and the "pudding mix".[52][53] "Last Christmas" is the eighth-best-selling single in Japan released by a foreign act, with total physical sales of 683,000 copies.[54]

In the Netherlands, "Last Christmas" reached No. 2 in January 1985 (behind Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"). In the Dutch Singles Top 100 (one of three charts in the Netherlands that claims to be the "official" chart, but it is the only one that is not broadcast and remains unpublished except on its own official web page), the song has now entered on 16 different occasions, including every year since 2006. Its highest position after 1984 was No. 4 (during the 2016 and 2018 Christmas season).[55][56] In the Dutch Mega Top 50 (which was first published in 1993), the song reappeared in 1997, 2000, 2007, 2008, and 2013.[citation needed]

"Last Christmas" was not released as a commercial single in the United States until November 2014, when it was made available on 12" vinyl as a Record Store Day exclusive.[57] It has re-entered the Billboard Holiday 100 chart on a regular basis, peaking at No. 2 on 13 December 2025.[58][57] In November 2016, total US sales of the digital track stood at 751,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan, placing it 10th on the list of best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in US SoundScan history.[59] The song debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated 7 January 2017, after George Michael died.[60] In December 2018, the song re-entered the Hot 100, reaching No. 25 in January 2019,[61] and then a new peak of No. 11 in the first issue of 2020. On the issue dated 2 January 2021, "Last Christmas" reached No. 9 on the Hot 100, its first foray into the top 10 and returning Wham! to the top 10 after a 35-year break. The following year, on the issue dated 1 January 2022, the song reached No. 7.[62][63][64] On the issue dated 24 December 2022, the song reached No. 6 on the Hot 100.[65] On the year's last issue of the Billboard Hot 100, dated 31 December 2022, "Last Christmas" reached the top five.[66]

In 2024, "Last Christmas" became the first Christmas single to chart during the year-end holiday season, debuting at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 23 November. On Billboard's 50th issue of 2024, dated 14 December, the song reached No. 3 on the Hot 100.[67] On the chart dated 13 December 2025, "Last Christmas" reached a new peak position of No. 2.[68] On 9 December 2025, the digital single was certified nine-times platinum, indicating US sales of 9 million digital copies.[69] In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, "Last Christmas" reached No. 1 on the Swedish singles chart.[70] In December 2025, "Last Christmas" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, a ranking of sales and streams from over 200 territories.[71]

Music video

The music video for "Last Christmas" features Michael and Ridgeley accompanying girlfriends at a ski resort, contrasting scenes of a happy Christmas holiday with "wistful memories about past romance".[6] According to Wham!'s manager at the time, Simon Napier-Bell, Michael planned "Last Christmas" as part of a "Christmas package" including the video and a performance at Wembley Stadium. Michael instructed the director, Andy Morahan, to create a Christmas version of the video for Wham!'s single "Club Tropicana".[6] It was filmed in a ski resort in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, with friends and family members, including the Wham! backing singers Pepsi & Shirlie.[6] Michael's ex-girlfriend was played by the model Kathy Hill.[6] The music video features the wooden Chalet Schliechte, which is located on the edge of the village. The interior of the building was already filmed in the nearby Chalet Tita. The clip also shows the operational Felskinn cable car. The band stayed at the Walliserhof hotel during the shooting of the music video.[72]

The music video, originally shot on 35mm film, was re-released on 13 December 2019 in 4K Ultra HD resolution.[73] Morahan had found seven out of the eight rolls of original 35mm rushes and worked with teams at Cinelab London and VFX artist Russ Shaw at Nice Biscuits post production to recreate the video using the higher-resolution film.[73]

Plagiarism allegation

On behalf of the writers of the 1975 song "Can't Smile Without You", made popular by Barry Manilow, the publishing company Dick James Music sued Michael for plagiarism in the mid-1980s, claiming that "Last Christmas" had taken its melody. The case was dismissed when a musicologist presented numerous songs from the past century that had a comparable chord sequence and melody.[2][74]

Other media

A sixty-minute TV documentary about the story of "Last Christmas" aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in December 2024 to mark the 40th anniversary of its release.[75] It features Ridgeley, Shirlie, Pepsi and other close friends from the original music video, and revisits Saas-Fee in Switzerland where the music video was made while revealing a monument to the song, as well as looking into the creation of the song.[76] The film Last Christmas (2019) prominently features the music of George Michael, including this song.[77]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Last Christmas"
Chart (1984–2026)Peak
position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[78]113
Bolivia (Billboard)[79]17
Chile (Billboard)[80]12
Croatia (Billboard)[81]1
Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[82]1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[83]1
Ecuador (Billboard)[84]10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[85]1
France (SNEP)[86]2
Greece International (IFPI)[87]1
Hong Kong (Billboard)[88]8
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[89]1
Israel International Airplay (Media Forest)[90]18
Italy (FIMI)[91]1
Japan (Oricon)[92]12
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[93]46
Latvia Airplay (LaIPA)[94]3
Latvia Streaming (LaIPA)[95]1
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[96]1
Lithuania (AGATA)[97]1
Luxembourg (Billboard)[98]1
Malaysia (Billboard)[99]13
Malaysia International (RIM)[100]11
Malta Airplay (Radiomonitor)[101]5
Middle East and North Africa (IFPI)[102]4
Mexico (Billboard)[103]25
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[104]1
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[105]74
Peru (Billboard)[106]9
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[107]1
Romania (Billboard)[108]4
Russia Streaming (TopHit)[109]29
Singapore Streaming (RIAS)[110]2
Slovenia Airplay (SloTop50)[111][112]1
South Africa Airplay (TOSAC)[113]7
South Africa Streaming (TOSAC)[114]7
South Korea (Circle)[115]78
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[70]1
United Arab Emirates Streaming (IFPI)[116]1
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[58]2
US Rolling Stone Top 100[117]7
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[118]50

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Last Christmas"
Chart (2023–2025)Peak
position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[119]31
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[120]17
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[121]4
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)[122]32
Paraguay Airplay (SGP)[123]47
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[124]64
Russia Streaming (TopHit)[125]35
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[126]65

Year-end charts

Year-end chart rankings for "Last Christmas"
Chart (1984)Position
UK Singles (Gallup)[127]6
Chart (1985)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[128]31
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[129]65
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[130]65
Chart (2016)Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[131]95
Chart (2017)Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[132]69
Chart (2018)Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[133]66
Netherlands (Airplay Top 40)[134]97
Chart (2019)Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[135]39
UK Singles (OCC)[136]95
Chart (2020)Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[137]38
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[138]67
UK Singles (OCC)[139]60
Chart (2021)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[140]71
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[141]97
Denmark (Tracklisten)[142]77
Germany (GfK)[143]61
Global 200 (Billboard)[144]143
Hungary (Single Top 40)[145]61
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[146]77
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[147]92
UK Singles (OCC)[148]34
Chart (2022)Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[149]70
Germany (GfK)[150]75
Global 200 (Billboard)[151]138
Hungary (Single Top 40)[152]57
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[153]76
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[154]92
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[155]71
UK Singles (OCC)[156]35
US Streaming Songs (Billboard)[157]73
Chart (2023)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[158]72
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[159]78
Denmark (Tracklisten)[160]58
Germany (GfK)[161]51
Global 200 (Billboard)[162]129
Hungary (Single Top 40)[163]38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[164]98
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[165]76
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[166]71
UK Singles (OCC)[167]18
US Billboard Hot 100[168]84
Chart (2024)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[169]30
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[170]76
Denmark (Tracklisten)[171]74
Germany (GfK)[172]49
Global 200 (Billboard)[173]123
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[174]100
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[175]62
UK Singles (OCC)[176]30
US Billboard Hot 100[177]74
Chart (2025)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[178]47
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[179]77
Germany (GfK)[180]32
Global 200 (Billboard)[181]103
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[182]53
UK Singles (OCC)[183]51
US Billboard Hot 100[184]65

Decade-end charts

Chart (2025–2026)Position
Russia Streaming (TopHit)[185]82

All-time charts

ChartPosition
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[186]8

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Version(s)Label(s)Ref.
UK3 December 19847-inch vinylOriginalEpic[187]
12-inch vinylPudding mix[188]
Various10 December 198412-inch vinylPudding mixEpic, CBS[46]
Japan15 December 19847-inch vinylOriginalEpic[46]
21 December 198412-inch vinylOriginal "long version"[188]
EuropeDecember 19857-inch vinyl1985 version[46]
12-inch vinylPudding mix[46]
UKDecember 19867-inch vinyl85 version[46]
Japan9 December 1988CD single (8cm)85 version · Pudding mix[46]
EuropeDecember 1988CD single (8cm) · vinyl[46]
Japan21 November 2001CD single[52]
17 November 2004[53]
UK22 November 2004Download85 version · Pudding mixSony[46]
United States28 November 201412-inch vinyl85 version · InstrumentalColumbia[189]
Various13 December 20197-inch vinyl85 versionRCA[190]
UK15 December 2023CD single85 version · Pudding mixSony Music[191]
7-inch vinyl85 version[192]
UK13 December 2024CD single · (40th Anniversary EP)85 version · Pudding mix · 2006 live · Instrumental[193]
12-inch vinyl 40th Anniversary EP

Cover versions

Whigfield version

Last Christmas
single
CoverWhigfield - Last Christmas.png
ArtistWhigfield
AlbumWhigfield and Whigfield II
Released4 December 1995[3]
GenreHi-NRG[4]
Length4:16
LabelX-Energy
WriterGeorge Michael
ProducerLarry Pignagnoli
Prev year1995
Next year1996

The Italian singer Whigfield covered "Last Christmas" and released it as a double A-side with "Big Time" in the UK in December 1995. The single was also released as a double A-side single in Germany with "Close to You". In other countries, "Last Christmas" was released on its own with various remixes. The single was produced by Larry Pignagnoli and reached number 21 in the UK, which was Whigfield's final release on Systematic Records. It also appears on various special edition versions of her debut album, Whigfield (1995), and also on Whigfield II (1997). The music video was directed by Giacomo De Simone and features Whigfield performing in a winter landscape. It was filmed in Massa Carrara, Italy.[194]

Chart performance

Whigfield's cover of "Last Christmas" climbed into the top 10 in both Denmark and Spain, peaking at numbers six and five, respectively. It was also a top-20 hit in Finland and a top-30 hit in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, "Last Christmas" / "Big Time" peaked at number 21 during its first week on the UK singles chart, on 10 December 1995.[195] It was additionally a top-40 hit in Belgium, as well as on the European Hot 100 Singles, on which the song reached number 38.

Critical reception

John Perry from NME named "Last Christmas" by Whigfield Single of the Week, writing, "Gird your loins and don that silly party hat, pop-pickers, because what we have here is the classic Christmas single. [...] The Whigster has taken what was a definitive Christmas song and given it a monster 'I Feel Love' hi-NRG fuel-injection that will have the nation stomping those accursed parsnips into Auntie Mabel's best rug in front of The Queen..."[4] Gill Whyte from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, describing it as "a cover of the George Michael swoon choon for the festive season, given the usual tinny pop Whiggers treatment, with lots of bingy-bongy synths. A classic song, so you can't go wrong, um, only she has, 'cos it just ain't as good as the original."[196]

Track listings

12-inch single, Italy (1995)CD single, UK (1995)
1. "Last Christmas" (MBRG Version) – 5:251. "Last Christmas (Major Cut) – 4:10
2. "Last Christmas" (Major Version) – 4:102. "Big Time (Dancing Divas Club Mix) – 6:54
3. "Big Time" (Album Version) – 3:213. "Saturday Night (Spike Vocal) – 7:28
4. "Last Christmas" (David Version) – 8:004. "Saturday Night (Afternoon Mix) (Fishbone Beat's Remix)
5. "Last Christmas" (Minor Version) – 4:10
CD single, Italy (1995)CD maxi, Scandinavia (1995)
1. "Last Christmas" (Major Version)1. "Last Christmas" (MBRG Version) – 5:25
2. "Last Christmas" (MBRG Version)2. "Last Christmas" (Major Version) – 4:10
3. "Last Christmas" (David Version)3. "Last Christmas" (Minor Version) – 4:20
4. "Last Christmas" (Minor Version)4. "Last Christmas" (Major Mild Eq. Version) – 4:10
5. "Close to You" (Down Town Remix)5. "Last Christmas" (K. David Version) – 8:00

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Denmark (IFPI)[197]6
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)38
Europe Eurochart Hot 10061
Ireland (IRMA)24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[198]2
Scotland (OCC)[199]21
Spain (AFYVE)[200]4
UK Singles (OCC)[195]21

Ashley Tisdale version

Last Christmas
promotional
ArtistAshley Tisdale
Released
  • 11 November 2006 (US radio)
  • 21 November 2006 (download)[5]
Recorded2006
Genre
Length
  • 3:55
  • 3:39 (radio edit)
LabelWarner Bros.
WriterGeorge Michael
ProducerMark Hammond

"Last Christmas" was recorded in 2006 for Warner Bros. Records by Ashley Tisdale. The song was released to US radios on 11 November 2006 and as a download on 21 November 2006. This song was the first single released by Ashley Tisdale in her deal with Warner Bros. Records and became her official first holiday single. Tisdale performed the single in 2007 on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Christmas in Rockefeller Center, and in 2009 in the Citadel Outlets of Los Angeles, California. The song was one of the B-sides on the European CD singles of Tisdale's first single "Be Good to Me" and Tisdale's second single "He Said She Said", from the album Headstrong.[201] The song has been included on several compilation albums, including Disney Channel Holiday and A Very Special Christmas 7.

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[202]47

Crazy Frog version

Last Christmas
single
CoverCrazy Frog - Last Christmas.png
ArtistCrazy Frog
AlbumCrazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits Ultimate Edition
ReleasedDecember 2006
Recorded2006
Genre
Length4:27
LabelMinistry of Sound
WriterGeorge Michael
Prev year2006
Next year2007

"Last Christmas" was covered by Crazy Frog and released as a Christmas single in December 2006.

Charts

Chart performance for "Last Christmas"
Chart (2006)Peak
position

Cascada version

Last Christmas
single
CoverCascada - Last Christmas.png
ArtistCascada
AlbumIt's Christmas Time
Released21 November 2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:27
Label
WriterGeorge Michael
Prev year2006
Next year2007

"Last Christmas" was recorded in 2007 by Cascada. It was released on iTunes in November 2007. The single had only a digital release but six days later, it was released on the single "What Hurts the Most" which was the first single from their second album. It was also released as part of their Christmas album, It's Christmas Time.

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[203]111[a]
Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)[204]43

Notes

  1. ^ Based on downloads alone, but did chart at number 10, as it was the B-side to "What Hurts the Most".

Glee cast version

Last Christmas
single
ArtistGlee cast
AlbumGlee: The Music, The Christmas Album
Released23 November 2009
Recorded2009
GenrePop
Length3:37
LabelColumbia
WriterGeorge Michael

The song was covered by the cast of Glee, led by Lea Michele, Cory Monteith with Amber Riley, and was released in 2009 exclusively on iTunes as a charity single, then in 2010 on Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first time a cover version of the song appeared on that chart.

Charts

Chart (2009–2025)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[205]60
Latvia Airplay (TopHit)[206]17
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[207]4
US Holiday Airplay (Billboard)[208]39
US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)[209]3

Joe McElderry version

Last Christmas
single
ArtistJoe McElderry
AlbumClassic Christmas
Released4 November 2011
RecordedOctober 2010
GenrePop
LabelDecca
WriterGeorge Michael
Prev year2010
Next year2012

British singer Joe McElderry covered the song in 2011. This version was released as a single on 19 December 2011,[210] an EP was also released digitally in Ireland on 4 November 2011, and in the UK on 7 November 2011. McElderry's version is taken from his third studio album, Classic Christmas, released 28 November 2011. 7th Heaven Remix & Production have done a remix for the song.

A short music video was made using footage which was filmed for the Classic Christmas's album advertising, it features McElderry outside in the snow, collecting logs and taking them to a large house preparing for a Christmas party, a similar video was made for McElderry's version of "O Come All Ye Faithful". The advert and both videos were directed by Steve Lucker.[211]

Ariana Grande version

Last Christmas
single
CoverAriana Grande - Last Christmas (Official Single Cover).png
ArtistAriana Grande
EpChristmas Kisses
Released19 November 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:24
LabelRepublic
WriterGeorge Michael
Producer
Prev year2013
Next year2013

The American singer Ariana Grande covered "Last Christmas" on her 2013 EP Christmas Kisses. It was released as a single on 19 November 2013 in the iTunes Store.[212] Grande's cover draws primarily from pop music, contemporary R&B and soul and also alters some lyrics.[213][214] The verses have been described as having a more poppy and R&B vibe than the original.[213]

Charts

Chart (2013–2026)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[215]95
Lithuania (AGATA)[216]93
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[217]59
South Korea (Circle)[218]23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[219]92
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[220]32
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[221]1
US Holiday Streaming Songs (Billboard)[222]22

Carly Rae Jepsen version

Last Christmas
single
CoverCarly Rae Jepsen - Last Christmas single cover.jpg
ArtistCarly Rae Jepsen
Released20 November 2015
Genre
Label
WriterGeorge Michael
ProducerBen Romans
Prev year2015
Next year2016

"Last Christmas" was covered by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen in 2015 and was released to digital retailers on 20 November 2015 through 604 Records (in Canada) and Interscope Records and School Boy Records (internationally).[223] Jepsen's rendition was praised by critics for combining stylistic elements similar to the original.[224] She performed the song live at the annual NBC television special Christmas in Rockefeller Center airing on 2 December 2015,[225] and on the episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden airing on 16 December 2015.[226]

Bianca Gracie of Idolator described the song as "quintessential Carly" for highlighting Jepsen's unique vocals and synth production and wrote that her cover will "charm your... socks off".[227] Nolan Feeney of Time echoed those sentiments, noting that "Last Christmas" is "the kind of brokenhearted yet warm and sweet song [Jepsen] excels at".[228] Jackson McHenry of Vulture applauded Jepsen for her straightforward approach to the song and avoiding the "vocal gymnastics" that bog down some Christmas covers.[229]

Charts

Chart (2015–2020)Peak
position
Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[230]38
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[231]43

Others

See also

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