Last Christmas

Composed by
George Michael
Arranged by
Jock McKenzie
Price
£ 20.00 

Last Christmas is a song by British pop duo Wham!, originally released in December 1984 on CBS Records. Described as a high watermark of mid-80s British synthpop songcraft, it was written and produced by George Michael and has been covered by many artists since its original release

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Description

Upon its initial release in 1984, Last Christmas spent five consecutive weeks at number two in the UK Singles Chart. It was held off the top spot at Christmas by Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas ? (on which Michael also performed). The song was recorded in August 1984, at Advision Studios, London, England. With Andrew Ridgeley, the other half of the Wham! duo, George wrote, performed, produced and played every single instrument on the track, using a LinnDrum drum machine, a Roland Juno-60 synth and sleigh bells.

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“All cleverly arranged and beautifully played, with excellent sonics.”

John Sunier
Audiophile Audition

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Marc Dickman
University of South Florida writing in the International Trombone Association Journal

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Marc Dickman
University of South Florida writing in the International Trombone Association Journal

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Nicholas F. Mondello
Allaboutjazz.com

“One of the finest brass ensemble recordings that has ever come my way.”

Rodney Newton
Composer, arranger and music journalist
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