This year’s Christmas number one single will be unwrapped on Friday, with a mixture of old favourites, new efforts and wild cards all in the running. Last year, Wham! classic Last Christmas topped the yuletide singles chart, remarkably for the first time since its release in 1984, when the original Band Aid release kept it off the number one spot. As is tradition, the festive number one will be… Source

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The hit, which took 39 years to become a Christmas number one, topped the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s poll.

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Last Christmas by Wham! tops vote for song to mark start of festive season

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Wham!'s Last Christmas has been named the UK's favourite festive song to mark the start of the Christmas season.

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A top 10 poll by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) asked 2,000 adults what songs or pieces of music were their go-to choices to mark the start of the festive period this year

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Kathy Hill, who starred in the Wham! music video, the now classic Last Christmas, was in a relationship with Vangelis Papathansiou at the time - What does she say about the filming and backstage?

Η Kathy Hill που έπαιξε στο βίντεο κλιπ των Wham!, στο κλασικό πλέον Last Christmas, είχε σχέση με τον Βαγγέλη Παπαθανσίου εκείνη την εποχή - Τι λέει για τα γυρίσματα και τα backstage.

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The BBC will soon reveal which Christmas song will top their charts this year. This holiday season, alongside the old favorites, there are also a few new songs competing to reach the top of the Christmas Olympus.

BBC bo kmalu razkril, katera božična skladba bo letos krojila vrh njihove lestvice hitov.  Letošnje praznike se poleg starih znancev med božičnimi uspešnicami za naskok na vrh božičnega Olimpa poteguje tudi nekaj novih skladb.

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The battle for the number one Christmas hit. Who will reign supreme in the UK charts over the holidays?

The festive season officially has its anthem – Wham!’s 1984 hit Last Christmas has topped a poll to determine the UK’s favourite song to mark the start of Christmas celebrations. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) survey revealed the nation’s love for timeless classics, mixing pop hits with traditional carols and orchestral music. In a survey of 2,000 adults, Last Christmas by George… Source

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Wham!’s Last Christmas tops festive song poll

Wham! hit Last Christmas has topped a poll that asked British people what was their favourite festive song to kick off the season.The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)'s poll asked 2,000 adults which songs or pieces of music were their go-to choices to mark the start of the festive period this year.Duo George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's number one hit came top, with 40% of people selecting the 1980s ballad Last Christmas as their choice.Next …

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