GEORGE Michael scored a first number one in 24 years after Wham's Last Christmas reached the top of the charts. The track, which was released by George and bandmate Andrew Ridgeley 36 years ago, now holds the record for the longest time a single has taken to reach number, replacing Tony Christie’s (Is This The Way To) Amarillo, which took 33 years and 4 months.
The pop classic's success comes four years after George died at his London home on Christmas Day from liver and heart complications, aged 53.
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