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Guess Who's No. 1 in the UK Again?
Guess Who's No. 1
in the UK Again?

Guess Who's No. 1 in the UK Again?

Wham! tops the charts as the annual 'Christmas No. 1' competition gets in gear

(Newser) - Forty years after Wham! released "Last Christmas," the song is back at No. 1 on the UK charts, reports Billboard . It's all about the much-ballyhooed "Christmas No. 1" annual contest in the UK, to see which song will be tops on the holiday. Among the songs...

George Michael Gets His Own Coins
George Michael
Gets His Own Coins

George Michael Gets His Own Coins

Wham! frontman will grace front of limited-edition currency issued by UK's Royal Mint

(Newser) - You gotta have more than "Faith" to pocket the new George Michael coin. A commemorative minting of coins that rolled out in the UK on Monday ranged in price from a couple of banknotes to a small fortune as the late musician continues to rack up posthumous honors years...

Have You Gotten 'Whammed' Yet This Holiday Season?
39 Years Later, Wham!
Tops UK Christmas Chart
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39 Years Later, Wham! Tops UK Christmas Chart

George Michael wanted a holiday No. 1, Andrew Ridgeley says

(Newser) - The avoidance game that's all the rage apparently is not hurting the popularity of "Last Christmas," released by Wham! 39 years ago. For the first time, the song is top of the Christmas chart in the UK, the BBC reports. Andrew Ridgeley said the other half of...

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