He aimed to make the vocals the most prominent part of the song, keeping the melody running behind them simple. The studio was decorated to make it feel more Christmassy and it was a painstaking effort, sound engineer Chris Porter recalled, given that George couldnвЂ™t actually play most of the instruments. He also played every instrument on it, a one-man project, with not even bandmate Andrew Ridgely allowed to interfere. Recorded in August 1984 at LondonвЂ™s Advision Studios, the song was written and produced by George Michael, who was 21 at the time. TheyвЂ™re packed with contradictions that centre on the lies we tell ourselves to cope with rejectionвЂ¦ Merry Christmas! Wham! classic Last ChristmasВ mixes a chirpy melody with a deep sadness in the lyrics. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In 'in' mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook 'f' mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.

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