Just curious what the consensus is on this Christmas classic. Growing up in the 80s, this song has always been a favorite for me. Do younger generations like it? I haven’t (yet) been a fan of any of the covers. Do younger generations know Wham!? Maybe they associate the song with Taylor Swift? Add it to your playlist and discuss here.
Not one of my favorites but it's not bad. I loved how George looked back then.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | November 11, 2023 4:12 AM |
As long as it's not that fucking Mariah Carey song.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | November 11, 2023 4:15 AM |
Love the original, totally uninterested in any covers.
Apologies to R2 but, the “fucking Mariah Carey song” is my platonic ideal of a contemporary Christmas song. It’s as good as anything that Mel Torme or Burl Ives or Bing Crosby did. For me, it’s neck and neck with the original Meet Me in St. Louis “Have Yourself etc” as the best Xmas song ever.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | November 11, 2023 4:24 AM |
My boyfriend and I would have a romantic evening, watching it by the fireplace.
And then I’d take him upstairs and fix him until he came..
That’s romantic, no?
by Anonymous | reply 4 | November 11, 2023 4:24 AM |
I really like video and George looked fantastic. I’ve always wanted to have fun with a group like that at Christmas.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | November 11, 2023 4:27 AM |
George seemed like he had a sad life, in the end.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | November 11, 2023 4:30 AM |
Does anyone know how much AR and GM’s estate receives in royalties for this song each year?
by Anonymous | reply 7 | November 11, 2023 4:30 AM |
It's not a bad song, but its repetition gets on my nerves.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | November 11, 2023 4:35 AM |
[quote]but, the “fucking Mariah Carey song” is my platonic ideal of a contemporary Christmas song. It’s as good as anything that Mel Torme or Burl Ives or Bing Crosby did. For me, it’s neck and neck with the original Meet Me in St. Louis “Have Yourself etc” as the best Xmas song ever.
There's certainly no accounting for taste.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | November 11, 2023 4:36 AM |
George spoke of being mad that Live Aid’s Do they Know it’s Christmas would be competing the year he released the song. He felt he had to do both.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | November 11, 2023 4:37 AM |
[quote] He felt he had to do both.
Thank god it was him instead of you.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | November 11, 2023 4:40 AM |
I like this one. And I like Mariah's too. There is a reason these songs are so popular.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | November 11, 2023 4:46 AM |
Whamageddon doesn’t officially start until December 1st, OP. If you bump this thread on the 1st, you’ll eliminate a lot of contestants and stand a good shot of winning!!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | November 11, 2023 4:54 AM |
Any pissfucking?
by Anonymous | reply 14 | November 11, 2023 4:57 AM |
I chose "Neutral." I like the tune. I like George Michael. But it's not a Christmas song. It's a song about getting dumped at Christmas. Oh, and the "Last Christmas" melody/chorus is repeated six times.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | November 11, 2023 5:07 AM |
It’s one of the only modern Christmas songs I like
by Anonymous | reply 16 | November 11, 2023 5:07 AM |
Neither song (Last Christmas & Mariah Carey's) are as bad as "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time" (Paul McCartney).
by Anonymous | reply 17 | November 11, 2023 5:24 AM |
Oh, I do like the Mariah Carey song. Agree with R17
by Anonymous | reply 18 | November 11, 2023 5:26 AM |
Love love love the George Michael “Last Christmas.” Those were young happy romantic years for me when that song came out - that song has always touched me. The song that kills me - in a good way is Karen Carpenter’s Merry Christmas, Darling.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | November 11, 2023 5:33 AM |
I like it a lot, but has been overplayed at Christmas, so i no longer hear it by choice (and i am a George Michael fan). It is not at all a Christmas song.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | November 11, 2023 10:07 AM |
One of the four Christmas songs that I can stand.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | November 11, 2023 10:41 AM |
[quote]And then I’d take him upstairs and fix him until he came
Fank you, you fixted my asshole!
by Anonymous | reply 22 | November 11, 2023 11:32 AM |
It's good but it's no Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | November 11, 2023 11:51 AM |
When I was young and it first came out I thought it was sappy but now I like it. George had such a beautiful voice.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | November 11, 2023 2:36 PM |
Beautiful song, even though one does hear it played far too often. But every year, the first time you hear it again, it’s a treat.
RIP, George.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | November 11, 2023 2:40 PM |
[quote] It is not at all a Christmas song.
Moreso than "My Favorite Things" from SOM. Which, for some reason, is considered a Christmas song thanks to Jack "Love Boat Theme" Jones.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | November 11, 2023 2:42 PM |
Did anyone actually think for a nano-second that George Michael was straight?
by Anonymous | reply 27 | November 11, 2023 2:52 PM |
Can’t stand his voice or the song.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | November 11, 2023 2:57 PM |
I love this song, so much better than Mariah's tedious song. The Mariah song lacks a strong pop hook.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | November 11, 2023 3:02 PM |
"My Favorite Things" has NOT been "a Christmas Song" since the 1960s, if it was even then.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | November 11, 2023 3:05 PM |
Last Christmas was the best Christmas song of the 1980s
All I Want For Christmas Is You is the best Christmas song of the 1990s.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | November 11, 2023 3:41 PM |
How can anyone argue that LC is not a Christmas song? Would the same people argue, “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, is not a Christmas song?
The sleigh bells in LC capture the holiday season and set LC apart from many other holiday songs.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | November 11, 2023 3:54 PM |
Christmas is a Time to Say I Love You by Billy Squier was the best original Christmas song of the 80s
Home for Christmas by Kate Bush was the best original Christmas song of the 90s
Mariah Carrey is an assault on the ears of humanity.
*I would list Tori Amos - Purple People (Christmas in Space) as the best Christmas song of the 90s, but the (Christmas in Space) part was apparently a misprint on the import CD Single of Spark, and was supposed to go after her cover of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. There isn't anything inherently Christmasy about the song, other than the mention of snow. Still, it is a gorgeous song, and I like to listen to it at Christmastime, and I frequently include it in Christmas playlists, as it was years after buying the import single that I found out about the misprint, and that it was never intended to be a Christmas song, but I associate it with Christmas as a result.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | November 11, 2023 4:04 PM |
[quote] Christmas is a Time to Say I Love You by Billy Squier was the best original Christmas song of the 80s
That is a good song.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | November 11, 2023 4:56 PM |
[quote]More so than "My Favorite Things" from SOM. Which, for some reason, is considered a Christmas song thanks to Jack "Love Boat Theme" Jones.
The lyrics mention sleigh bells at some point.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | November 11, 2023 7:48 PM |
[quote]“Baby It’s Cold Outside”, is not a Christmas song?
Correct. It's a seasonal song. Winter. Not Christmas. But it's a good excuse to play a great song.
Last Christmas is just about getting dumped on Christmas Day.
Even Fairytale of New York is a Christmas song. It celebrates the day, in it's way. It's actually one of my favorites.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | November 11, 2023 8:37 PM |
[quote]“Baby It’s Cold Outside”, is not a Christmas song?
[quote]Correct. It's a seasonal song. Winter. Not Christmas. But it's a good excuse to play a great song.
A Frank Loesser song that became popular after it was added to the 1949 movie "Neptune's Daughter," in which it was performed by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban (plus Red Skelton and Betty Garrett). It's definitely not a Christmas scene. I don't think it's even winter.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | November 11, 2023 9:08 PM |
Fairytale of New York is Matt Damon's favourite song
by Anonymous | reply 38 | November 11, 2023 9:15 PM |
George really wanted it to be a duet with Lucy but Gary talked her out of it.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | November 11, 2023 9:33 PM |
Bumping for Whamageddon!
by Anonymous | reply 40 | December 4, 2023 5:22 AM |
This was made during the time he was really whoring his ass out.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | December 4, 2023 12:11 PM |
So, most of his adult life?
by Anonymous | reply 42 | December 4, 2023 12:15 PM |
George was beautiful and soulful.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | December 4, 2023 12:46 PM |
This isn't the most offensive holiday song (that title goes to "The Christmas Shoes"), but I avoid it at most costs.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | December 4, 2023 1:06 PM |
I like the movie based on the song with the GOT chick. Hammy Emma Thompson almost ruins it but it's a cute movie with a nice little twist near the end.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | December 4, 2023 1:19 PM |