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Last Christmas by Wham! has made pop history, topping the Christmas chart for the first time since it was released almost four decades ago.

Wham! have earned the Christmas Number One with their iconic holiday hit ‘Last Christmas’ after attempting to land the spot for 39 years.The track was penned and produced by the late George Michael with the aim of landing the Christmas Number One in 1984. However, ‘Last Christmas’ was kept off the top spot upon release by Band-Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’, a track that would go on to become the second best-selling single of all time.Today, almost four decades later, ‘Last Christmas’ has earned the festive top spot.

Wham! have secured the Christmas 2023 number one single with Last Christmas, having missed out on the title for 39 years. The pop duo, comprised of the late George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, landed the top UK chart spots for their first and second albums and also found success with a number of hits – including Last Christmas in December 1984.

It's been a busy few months for professional dancer, Nikita Kuzmin, who just missed out on winning the iconic Glitterball trophy with his partner, Bad Education star Layton Williams, during this year's Strictly Come Dancing. However, since the grand final, the 25 year old has been enjoying some well-deserved down time with his girlfriend, as they both jetted off to Dubai for some winter sun just before Christmas.

Lil Tjay and Fivio Foreign have flipped Wham!‘s iconic 1986 song ‘Last Christmas’ into a rambunctious drill song.Tjay and Foreign have been friends for some time. The latter even credited the former for getting his deal at Columbia Records in a 2020 interview with esteemed radio personality Angie Martinez.

The Princess of Wales has shared a never-before-seen Christmas photo ahead of her third annual Together at Christmas carol concert which will air later this week on Christmas Eve. The adorable snap, taken 40 years ago, shows Kate as a baby during the Middleton family Christmas celebrations in 1983.

Simon Cowell left viewers stunned on Sunday night [17 December] as he made his annual appearance at The Royal Variety Performance 2023.Taking to the stage the Britain's Got Talent judge, 64 was quickly compared to the late iconic pop star George Michael. Near the start of the star-studded show, which was attended by Prince William and Kate Middleton, Simon joined Bradley Walsh on stage to introduce this year’s winner of Britain’s Got Talent, Viggo Venn. For the occasion, the TV star donned a smart black suit and a pair of orange-tinted sunglasses.

Prince Louis was the star of the show at his mum Kate Middleton's Christmas carol service when he tried to blow out a candle. The adorable five year old was seen taking a big breath to put out his candle at the Together At Christmas event, while his mum let out a huge smile.

Evelyn Plummer will find herself in danger next week in Coronation Street as her new nemesis takes her hostage. The much-loved character has been trying to stop a dodgy bloke about the street mistreating his dog.

Coronation Street star Andy Whyment has stunned his followers as he reminded them of his 'real voice'. The actor, who is famed for playing Kirk Sutherland in the ITV soap, was among the cast enjoying the show's annual festive bash on Friday night (December 8).

Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine looked gorgeous as she enjoyed a reunion with her castmates amid her maternity leave after welcoming her third child at Easter. The actress left the cobbles earlier this year as Fiz Dobbs as per her temporary exit.

Coronation Street fans were been left begging after one of the soap's much-loved stars shared a 'finished' message before heading out with his co-stars. Peter Ash was among the ITV soap's stars who hit the town on Friday night (December 8) for Corrie's Christmas bash.

Prince Louis' cheeky antics at mum Kate Middleton's carol concert had his sister, Princess Charlotte, in fits of giggles on Friday, 8 December.The young Royal was spotted blowing out his big sister's candle during the festive event. The Royal children, including their sensible older brother Prince George, were seen having a bit of fun at the annual Westminster Abbey event hosted by their mum.

Over the last couple of years, we’ve been treated to several George Michael-focused features; from the posthumous Michael co-directed George Michael: Freedom Uncut to this year’s Netflix Wham! documentary. Here’s another chronicle of the pop icon from director Simon Napier-Bell who manages to peel away the gloss and offer a different angle.George Michael: Portrait of an Artist starts at the beginning: the Wham! years, where two school friends met and formed what would become one of the biggest bands of their time.

The latest piece of celebrity memorabilia being made available is a handwritten lyric sheet penned by David Bowie, with estimates that the souvenir could reach up to £100,000 ($126,000) when it is sold at auction.

Bobby Brazier, the EastEnders star and son of Jade Goody, has shared his feelings about losing his mum when he was just five years old. In a touching interview with The Mirror, Bobby revealed: "If I could see her again for one moment, I'd tell her, 'Thank you' and give her a cuddle." Tonight, 20 year old Bobby and his Strictly Come Dancing partner Dianne Buswell, 34, will perform a special tribute to Jade, who sadly passed away from cervical cancer in March 2009, aged 27.Their Couple's Choice routine is set to This Woman's Work by Maxwell - a song that holds a lot of meaning for Bobby. Before the show, Bobby explained why this song is so important to him.

The Crown season six features a wealth of ’90s nostalgia.Created by Peter Morgan, the Netflix show’s final season starts off in 1997 weeks prior to the death of Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) and her lover Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla) in a Paris car crash. The season is set to conclude in 2005, with the wedding between Prince Charles (Dominic West) and Camilla Parker Bowles (Olivia Williams).The season has been split into two parts, with the first four episodes being released on November 16, and the final six episodes arriving on December 14, 2023.The final season’s score is composed by Martin Phipps, who previously did the score for the show’s third, fourth and fifth seasons.

Michael Jackson in the 1980s has sold for £250,000 ($306,000) at an auction.The black and white jacket, which was worn by the late pop icon in a 1984 Pepsi advert was expected to fetch between £200,000 and £400,000 at the Propstore London auction on Friday (November 10).The garment was among more than 200 pieces of music memorabilia sold, alongside a George Michael jacket and a hairpiece that belonged to Amy Winehouse.The La Rocka! jacket worn by Wham!‘s late singer in the music video ‘I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)’, alongside Aretha Franklin, sold for £93,750 including the buyer’s premium.Winehouse’s beehive hairpiece worn in the 2007 music video for ‘You Know I’m No Good’ from ‘Back to Black’, sold for £18,750, including the buyer’s premium. It was expected to go for somewhere between £15,000 and £30,000.Other items that sold belonged to David Bowie, Queen, Oasis, Elvis Presley and Johnny Marr.Elsewhere in the auction, a Gibson guitar that belonged to AC/DC‘s Angus Young did not sell, nor did a limited edition Yellow Submarine Beatles jukebox.A separate high-profile auction will see Tupac’s prison memorabilia go on sale, including a never-before-seen mugshot and prison ID.

Wham! and Mariah Carey have entered the UK charts earlier than ever this year.Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ and ‘Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ entered the chart at number 37 and and 40 in the UK Top 40 this weekend, respectively.Last year, it wasn’t until the third week of November that a Christmas song, ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’, appeared on the charts.Both songs will likely now remain in the charts in the lead up to Christmas over the coming weeks. Currently there are no other Christmas songs in the Top 100.Back in 2020, Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ became a UK Number One for the first time ever, 26 years after it was first released.“Happy Christmas UK!! We finally made it!!!,” the singer said at the time.

A black-and-white leather jacket that Michael Jackson wore in a 1984 Pepsi commercial sold for $306,000 at an auction in London on Friday. The jacket was listed by auctioneers Propstore among items connected to other music legends like Amy Winehouse, George Michael, the Beatles, David Bowie and Elvis, according to BBC News.

The leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson to film a Pepsi ad nearly 40 years ago has sold at a London auction for £250,000 ($306,000).