WHAM!'s Last Christmas 40th anniversary formats announced

WHAM!'s festive favourite Last Christmas celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024, which is a very big deal indeed. So much so, BBC Two will broadcast an hour-long film - WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped - in celebration of the song later this year.

And, with the race for Christmas Number 1 just around the corner, WHAM! are pulling out all the stops to see George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's enduring classic in with a shot at securing the year's most coveted chart-topper once again.

Marking four decades since its release, Last Christmas will be made available across brand-new formats on December 13, one week ahead of the Official 2024 Christmas Number 1 reveal on Friday, December 20.

So, what can we expect?

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WHAM!'s Last Christmas: 40th anniversary formats

Last Christmas will be made available across:

• 12-inch snowflake white vinyl
• 12-inch black vinyl
• 12-inch Zoetrope vinyl
• CD single
• Ultimate Christmas bundle

WHAM's Last Christmas: 40th anniversary tracklisting

1. Last Christmas
2. Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)
3. Last Christmas (Live at Wembley Arena, December 2006)
4. Last Christmas (Instrumental)

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Last year, Last Christmas made UK Official Chart history as it finally clinched the Christmas Number 1 title; a record-breaking 39 years after first being denied it.

At the time, Andrew Ridgeley told Official Charts:

"Last Christmas has finally ascended to the much-cherished and sought-after Official Christmas Number 1, which was always the main goal. 

"George would be beside himself [that] after all of these years, [we’ve] finally obtained Christmas Number 1. Yog [George] said that he wrote Last Christmas with the intention of writing a Christmas Number 1. It’s mission accomplished!"

When will the 2024 Official Christmas Number 1 single be announced?

The 2024 Official Christmas Number 1 will be announced on Friday, December 20. The full Christmas Top 40 will be counted down on BBC Radio 1's The Official Chart with Jack Saunders from 4pm GMT.

The full Top 100 Official Christmas Singles Chart and Official Christmas Albums Chart will be published on OfficialCharts.com from 5.45pm GMT on Friday, December 20.

You can stay up to date with all the latest Christmas Number 1 news here on Official Charts.

WHAM!'s Last Christmas 40th anniversary formats will be released on December 13 2024 via Sony Music.