Andrew Ridgeley believes George Michael would have loved to see the lasting impression "Last Christmas" has left. In a recent interview with Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast, the musician — one half of ...

Released on December 3, 1984, by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, “Last Christmas” has become a certified holiday classic.

One of the most popular songs each December is Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Wham!’s George Michael had complex feelings about the song. Everybody else just seems to like it. George Michael felt Wham!’s ...

Andrew Ridgeley is well aware of just how teeny the shorts he and George Michael wore in the 1984 music video for Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.” “[I’m] not amazed [at how short they were but] ...

Longtime Wham! manager Simon Napier-Bell reflected on the legacy of the 1984 Christmas song in an interview with 'The Telegraph' Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty “Last Christmas” remains Wham!’s most ...

With every passing holiday season, “Last Christmas” solidifies its legacy as a Christmas classic. However, Wham’s George Michael always had mixed feelings about the song and its lasting appeal.

Wham!’s festive song Last Christmas never got to number one in the year of its release 1984, but it has scored a historical first, becoming the first track to occupy the festive chart’s top slot for a ...

Andrew Ridgeley of Wham! at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Photo Credit: Markos Papadatos Andrew Ridgeley of Wham! chatted about George Michael at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Wham! singer died on Christmas Day in 2016 at age 53 Dave Hogan/Getty On what would've been George Michael's 61st birthday, PEOPLE is taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting a 1985 interview ...

From teen heartthrob to serious artist defying taboo, George Michael was a man with faith that music had the power to change the world. Blessed with a soaring voice and an instinct for pop melodies, ...

The singer channels the spirit and soul of the late pop icon in the musical tribute “The Life and Music of George Michael.” ...