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Last Christmas

song written and composed by George MIchael, originally recorded by Wham! and released in 1984
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1318118
Last Christmas
Epic Records / CBS Records Inc. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Last Christmas is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,701 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: George Michael[3]
  • Genre: popular music[4]
  • Performer: Wham![5], Whigfield[6], Jan Johansen[7], Billie Piper[8], Tōko Furuuchi[9], Jimmy Eat World[10], Ashley Tisdale[11], Cascada[12], Birgit Sarrap[13], Joe McElderry[14], Ariana Grande[15], Gwen Stefani[16]
  • Commons category: Last Christmas[17]
  • Language of work or name: English[18]
  • Publication date: 1984[19]
  • Lyricist: George Michael[20]
  • Tonality: C major[21]
  • Title: Last Christmas[22]
  • Has characteristic: Christmas-themed song[23]
  • Different from: Last Christmas[24]
  • Derivative work: X-Mas Medley[25]
  • Form of creative work: song[26]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[27]

  • Genre(s): christmas music, electronic, pop, synth-pop[28]

  • Community tags: christmas, christmas music, electronic, holiday, pop, synth-pop[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e438d29-bc0b-3cfe-8c47-17e14113a3c3[30]

Why It Matters

Last Christmas has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Ariana Grande Ashley Tisdale Billie Piper Birgit Sarrap Cascada George Michael Gwen Stefani Last Christmas

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The advocate tag id → last-christmas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The advocate tag id: last-christmas, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226419673|last christmas (#226419673)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7291|The Advoc"
  2. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Wham!, Wham!, Whigfield +10
    Form of creative work → song
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0701017744, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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