Entertainment | Wham Guess Who's No. 1 in the UK Again? Wham! tops the charts as the annual 'Christmas No. 1' competition gets in gear By John Johnson Posted Dec 13, 2024 1:22 PM CST Updated Dec 15, 2024 11:00 AM CST Copied Andrew Ridgeley, left, and George Michael of WHAM! perform during a concert in Peking, China, on April 7, 1985. (AP Photo, File) Forty years after Wham! released "Last Christmas," the song is back at No. 1 on the UK charts, reports Billboard. It's all about the much-ballyhooed "Christmas No. 1" annual contest in the UK, to see which song will be tops on the holiday. Among the songs expected to be in the mix this year are Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from 1994 and Brenda Lee's 1958 hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." The Wham! song is hoping for a repeat, having won for the first time last year. The song by Andrew Ridgeley and the late George Michael might get a boost in its 40th anniversary year. The Guardian notes that the BBC has made a documentary about it that debuts on Saturday featuring interviews with Ridgeley and the likes of Bob Geldof. Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped will be available the following day in the US on Netflix and Roku, per Deadline. Read These Next North Carolina shooting suspect once walked the red carpet. Skydivers leap from plane 2 minutes before fatal crash. 'We heard a big bang,' says churchgoer in Michigan Tossed beers, hostile fans take the spotlight at Ryder Cup. Report an error