So how did an a cappella version by Pentatonix get to No. 2 on the Billboard Holiday 100 in 2016 — and No. 23 Did 'Last Christmas,' the Movie, Boost Plays of 'Last Christmas,' the 0:58. There are a lot of classic Christmas movies. So many, that sometimes good ones slip through the cracks. The classics, like "It's a Wonderful Life," "National Lampoon's Christmas The Christian rock band's cover was featured on Happy Christmas Vol. 4 in 2005. Cascada The group behind "Everytime We Touch" released their version in 2007, along with a music video — which It was released as the first single from Wham!'s 1986 album titled Music from the Edge of Heaven. "Last Christmas" was officially released as a charity single. George Michael and Wham! gave away all the proceeds they made from the song to assist victims of the 1983 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia. "Last Christmas" was so successful that There Are Too Many "Last Christmas"es - by coleman spilde Subscribe Sign in Share I absolutely love Christmas music. It takes up about 61% of my listening time between November 1st and December 31st, the other 39% being podcast episodes I've heard before and pop music I have no business still listening to. Wham!'s Last Christmas has reached No 1 in the UK singles chart for the first time, 36 years after it was first released. Listen. From Crazy Frog to Taylor Swift, here are 35 versions of Wham! hit "Last Christmas" ranked. (Getty/Crazy Frog Entertainment/20th Century Fox Television) 29. She & Him (2021) 4. Kelly Clarkson. There has yet to be a cover that Kelly Clarkson hasn't knocked out of the park. Her powerful, meandering vocals make quick work of anything she dares to try. "Have Yourself 5. A Christmas Carol (1971) There are many outstanding animated versions of A Christmas Carol, and many more family-friendly than this one, but the 1971 animated version of A Christmas Carol is 1'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house, 2Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; 3The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, 4In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; 5The children were nestled all snug in their beds, GB070E.