I read that after GM’s estate was settled it came to light that he had been quietly giving millions of $$ in donations to multiple charities throughout his career without any public recognition for it, and financially supported the family of Anselmo, who died in ‘93, until George himself passed away. He was a lovely soul.
It's really a shame that the u s was left with the controversy in the park. Unfortunately, people are doing themselves a huge deservice, by not really knowing his catalogue of music. The man was a genius songwriter. As Elton John said, he sat up right there with McCartney and Lennon. He's one of the most famous musicians to come out of Britain selling over a 125 m records worldwide, and that's after Wham! He's the first white male artist to win R&B album of the year. He's had duets with Aretha, which they won a grammy for. Ray Charles, Mary Jay, Whitney, Tony Bennett, Queen, Elton, of course, and the list goes on and on.. He was not only a songwriter, but had the most impeccable pitch-perfect voice. Just a phenomenal musician. Not to mention that he gave millions and millions of pounds to charity. He did this anonymously. Unlike the people today in the music industry that are shouting it from the rooftops just to get the attention. He was not a flawless person and made mistakes in his personal life. But he always was transparent with his fans about it. That's what really made him so human.
You should watch the movie "Last Christmas", its a Christmas movie with the music of George Michael, and has a surprising ending.. .. Merry Xmas to all of you !
Andrew & George in the Wham! documentary said that this was as organic of a video as it could have gotten. They went to Switzerland with their best friends, to shoot the video. And no, that was not fruit juice. They were pouring wine like it was going out of style. They said they had the most amazing time. It's unbelievable that George could write a christmas song in two hours from beginning to end and it endure you were for forty years.
Classic song. I remember in the 90s thinking a lot of 80s music was weird and occasionally creepy, but now, having listened to top 40 radio in 2023, the 80s at least had an identity - and oh yeah, people could sing.
Last Christmas by Wham has been released every year since it's first release in 84' here in the UK, but it has never reached number one until this year, Christmas 2023.
Last Christmas has hit the Christmas number 1 slot here in the UK this year, a wonderful Christmas gift for George and all of his lovelies 💜 Apart from Wham! and the leading lady in the video, everyone else was friends of Wham! And they all got a bit squiffy as the wine on the dining table was real 🍷🍷🍷 🙃 Happy Christmas boys 🎄
Congratulations to wham especially George Michael wow wow wow wow 39 years old still feels and sounds fresh 🎉🎉🎉I totally miss him he was a epic awesome amazing guy song writer performer front man I'm so so lucky to see him live 3 times still got memories of him 🎉🎉🎉luv him so much totally awesome amazing musician god bless him and guys merry Christmas 🎄🎁🎄 enjoy 🎉🎉🎉
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go and Freedom are two more great top 5 billboard charting songs from Wham! Wake Me Up .. went to #1 for multiple weeks. Love to see you react to them in the future. Both are very upbeat and definitely would react to both the video and song for both of them. Merry Xmas Gents! Thank you for your time and efforts with all these reactions. Love the adult commentary and insight you guys provide.
Produced and written by George Michael. He had his Last Christmas 🎄 on Christmas 🎄 Day, 2016. Poetic justice. RIP 🙏. In the video 📹, Keren Woodward of Bananarama was a partner of Abdrew Ridgely. They have a son. . Backing singer Shirlie Holliman is with Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet. They married each other and have a daughter and a son. Merry Christmas 🎅
One More Try- George Michael. Gents, late to the party here but this was a song that was #1 on the billboard charts for 4 weeks in 1988 and also was #1 on R & B charts. It’s so emotional and beautiful. Many think it’s George’s best song. Love to see you react to it in the future!
HI guys - hope you had a great Christmas. Did you not notice in the video that the "ex" was wearing and caressing the brooch that was in the flashback of George Michael giving her the year before? She was giving George the eye at the table even though she was with a new guy (Andrew). Also I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet but there are people who play a game called Whamageddon where they try to avoid hearing this song in December. There was a big outrage amongst players when a couple of weeks ago a DJ at a football/soccer game in the UK thought it would be funny to play this song and so a bunch of players were knocked out of the game as a result.
It´s like a competition in Germany (certainly for everyone who grew up in the 80s): Who will play/hear LAST CHRISTMAS first during Christmas time. Oktober? No prob! 😆🤩And it´s also okay to get just a little bit sick of it every year lol
Hey guy's, here's another suggestion for another Billy Joel song, if interested. *"Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (Live From Long Island)" (by the channel: Billy Joel)*
Someone should remix this song and put the drums bit lower in the mix, especially the snare. They are electronic drums that were The New Thing of the 80's, played by real drummer.
A gay George Michael, (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) Greek, made one of the greatest Xmas songs of all time after leaving Wham!. This poor baby was born on Xmas Dec 25th 1963 and Died on Xmas Dec 25th 2016. Fucking heartbreaking!!
I doubt he introduced himself to people like that "Hi, I'm a gay George Michael!" totally irrelevant, the criticism he get from yanks for being lured into a mens toilets by a police officer, is a bit strange, considering there are still plenty of yanks idolizing the peodophile Michael Jackson, I think I know which one is worse.
@gv7217 Because it hurt him so terribly that he was gay and could not come out. He was only outed because he was caught having sex in a public bathroom b/c he was so ashamed of being out and losing his career. It's EXTREMELY important that people now that about him. Got it?
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I read that after GM’s estate was settled it came to light that he had been quietly giving millions of $$ in donations to multiple charities throughout his career without any public recognition for it, and financially supported the family of Anselmo, who died in ‘93, until George himself passed away. He was a lovely soul.
He was a wonderful and humble soul.
This song is actually played everywhere you go in Japan during the Christmas season. It is basically the official Christmas song of Japan.
Japan is a trip. Lived there total 3 years.
@@susanmurray7654 Did you hear Last Christmas while eating in KFC around Christmas there?
@@GodLovesComics honestly after initial tey I skipped the Pizza Huts McDonald's and KFC
But I'll forever love the Make-Man song
@@susanmurray7654 KFC is just like the traditional Xmas dinner in Japan. Which has its charm.
I loved George in the 80’s and it was so sad he died on Christmas Day. 💔
This song just went to UK no.1 this week for FIRST TIME since it's release 39 years ago! only ever reached no.2 !
That’s not correct! It’s been No 1 a few times since 2020 but not Christmas no 1. First time this year!!!👏👏👏
@@donnaduff-miller3763 That's right!
George wrote,produced,arranged,sang,part engineered and played every instrument on this even sleigh bells
Wishing you gents a Merry Christmas! Thanks for brightening up our lives! ❤❤❤😂
It's really a shame that the u s was left with the controversy in the park. Unfortunately, people are doing themselves a huge deservice, by not really knowing his catalogue of music. The man was a genius songwriter. As Elton John said, he sat up right there with McCartney and Lennon. He's one of the most famous musicians to come out of Britain selling over a 125 m records worldwide, and that's after Wham! He's the first white male artist to win R&B album of the year. He's had duets with Aretha, which they won a grammy for. Ray Charles, Mary Jay, Whitney, Tony Bennett, Queen, Elton, of course, and the list goes on and on.. He was not only a songwriter, but had the most impeccable pitch-perfect voice. Just a phenomenal musician. Not to mention that he gave millions and millions of pounds to charity. He did this anonymously. Unlike the people today in the music industry that are shouting it from the rooftops just to get the attention. He was not a flawless person and made mistakes in his personal life. But he always was transparent with his fans about it. That's what really made him so human.
He was a wonderful and humble soul. All the best things about him came out after he died, which his fans knew anyway but yeah. He was great. ❤
@rosamiller - completely agree with every word. Well said.
You should watch the movie "Last Christmas", its a Christmas movie with the music of George Michael, and has a surprising ending.. ..
Merry Xmas to all of you !
Andrew Ridgely. Lol. He George Michael wrote, arranged produced, and played every instrument on this song by the age of 20. Unbelievable TALENT
Exactly right.........once you remove the words "Andrew Ridgeley" a k a . The luckiest Man in Show Business to be best friends with George:)
Andrew & George in the Wham! documentary said that this was as organic of a video as it could have gotten. They went to Switzerland with their best friends, to shoot the video. And no, that was not fruit juice. They were pouring wine like it was going out of style. They said they had the most amazing time. It's unbelievable that George could write a christmas song in two hours from beginning to end and it endure you were for forty years.
Classic song. I remember in the 90s thinking a lot of 80s music was weird and occasionally creepy, but now, having listened to top 40 radio in 2023, the 80s at least had an identity - and oh yeah, people could sing.
RIP George 😢. I still tear up because he passed on Christmas 🎄
How can anyone not like this song
Last Christmas by Wham has been released every year since it's first release in 84' here in the UK, but it has never reached number one until this year, Christmas 2023.
Long overdue for George to be inducted into HOF. He was beyond talented from a very young age 🎶🎵💚
Last Christmas has hit the Christmas number 1 slot here in the UK this year, a wonderful Christmas gift for George and all of his lovelies 💜 Apart from Wham! and the leading lady in the video, everyone else was friends of Wham! And they all got a bit squiffy as the wine on the dining table was real 🍷🍷🍷 🙃 Happy Christmas boys 🎄
this song and "merry christmas darling" by the Carpenters are easily my two favorite "modern" christmas songs.. BOTH classics....
George passed on this day 2016 sad day 😢R.I.P. Mr Michael
Congratulations to wham especially George Michael wow wow wow wow 39 years old still feels and sounds fresh 🎉🎉🎉I totally miss him he was a epic awesome amazing guy song writer performer front man I'm so so lucky to see him live 3 times still got memories of him 🎉🎉🎉luv him so much totally awesome amazing musician god bless him and guys merry Christmas 🎄🎁🎄 enjoy 🎉🎉🎉
good one......
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go and Freedom are two more great top 5 billboard charting songs from Wham! Wake Me Up .. went to #1 for multiple weeks. Love to see you react to them in the future. Both are very upbeat and definitely would react to both the video and song for both of them. Merry Xmas Gents! Thank you for your time and efforts with all these reactions. Love the adult commentary and insight you guys provide.
Can't forget Careless Whisper
This song has been on my Christmas playlist for years …
Produced and written by George Michael. He had his Last Christmas 🎄 on Christmas 🎄 Day, 2016. Poetic justice. RIP 🙏.
In the video 📹, Keren Woodward of Bananarama was a partner of Abdrew Ridgely. They have a son. . Backing singer Shirlie Holliman is with Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet. They married each other and have a daughter and a son.
Merry Christmas 🎅
One year later in THe UK and it was Christmas Number 1 ....40 years after it was recorded in 1984....:)
There are like dozens of covers of this song, still, for me, this is the best version. Merry Christmas, everyone!
This makes me think of Steve Harvey's monologue on weekends.. it's hilarious 😂..
Damm he was soo BEAUTIFUL
One More Try- George Michael. Gents, late to the party here but this was a song that was #1 on the billboard charts for 4 weeks in 1988 and also was #1 on R & B charts. It’s so emotional and beautiful. Many think it’s George’s best song. Love to see you react to it in the future!
HI guys - hope you had a great Christmas. Did you not notice in the video that the "ex" was wearing and caressing the brooch that was in the flashback of George Michael giving her the year before? She was giving George the eye at the table even though she was with a new guy (Andrew). Also I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet but there are people who play a game called Whamageddon where they try to avoid hearing this song in December. There was a big outrage amongst players when a couple of weeks ago a DJ at a football/soccer game in the UK thought it would be funny to play this song and so a bunch of players were knocked out of the game as a result.
His ex’s new boyfriend is the one wearing the brooch. She’s caressing it on Andrew’s black jacket….cold!
Great Christmas tune. Take a listen to the Kinks “ Father Christmas “
Dude in the middle knows whats up!!
Feliz Navidad and Last Christmas are staples starting around Thanksgiving. Hard to believe any grown person in Western world not hearing them.
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It´s like a competition in Germany (certainly for everyone who grew up in the 80s): Who will play/hear LAST CHRISTMAS first during Christmas time. Oktober? No prob! 😆🤩And it´s also okay to get just a little bit sick of it every year lol
Of all my best hair days ive never looked as good as he does in this video
That gentleman in the middle is me when I hear this song 😂
Can you kindly react to the 1984 charity single 'Do they know it's Christmas' by Band Aid. Thanks.
George passed away on christmas day 2016
Olio is so antagonistic 😂😂😂ffs
This song is probably only second to Mariah Carey's' "All I want for Christmas is You" in terms of most played modern Christmas season songs.
He died on Christmas and that so sad for all who love someone who dies on Christmas
Hey guy's, here's another suggestion for another Billy Joel song, if interested. *"Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (Live From Long Island)" (by the channel: Billy Joel)*
There is a very good cover by Allie Sherlock worth checking out imo
Someone should remix this song and put the drums bit lower in the mix, especially the snare. They are electronic drums that were The New Thing of the 80's, played by real drummer.
Greatest Xmas song.
How to make Gravy - Paul Kelly.
Check it!
My song. BTS also covered this song.
the reactors: 😐😁😐
And T Swift did a cover...
George died on Christmas Day
A gay George Michael, (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) Greek, made one of the greatest Xmas songs of all time after leaving Wham!. This poor baby was born on Xmas Dec 25th 1963 and Died on Xmas Dec 25th 2016. Fucking heartbreaking!!
His mother is Jewish. Secondly,may the Queen be cursed into the depths of Hell! He was bisexual in the begginning.
I doubt he introduced himself to people like that "Hi, I'm a gay George Michael!" totally irrelevant, the criticism he get from yanks for being lured into a mens toilets by a police officer, is a bit strange, considering there are still plenty of yanks idolizing the peodophile Michael Jackson, I think I know which one is worse.
GM (GKP...) was born on June 25th, 1963.
@gv7217
Well said.
And, whatever "@PinkySchultz666" is smoking, it's clearly time to quit...
@gv7217 Because it hurt him so terribly that he was gay and could not come out. He was only outed because he was caught having sex in a public bathroom b/c he was so ashamed of being out and losing his career. It's EXTREMELY important that people now that about him. Got it?
The RocknRoll Hall if Fame is whack. Therexarecreal ROCK bands not in it.Styx, Foreigner, Boston, REO Speedwagon and many others. C'mon man.
Not a fan of this song , I like the older Xmas songs , the classics. But a lot of people dig this one . Merry Christmas 🎄⛄🎁.
This song rips off Barry Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You"