Tra le canzoni più popolari e quindi famose della tradizione musicale natalizia moderna, troviamo “Last Christmas”, pubblicata dalla Columbia Records il 15 dicembre del 1984 e portata al successo dagli Wham!, duo pop britannico formato dal cantante George Michael e dal chitarrista Andrew Ridgeley.
Il brano, inizialmente, sarebbe dovuto uscire in occasione della Pasqua e doveva intitolarsi “Last Easter”, ma la casa discografica chiese con insistenza il cambio di titolo e di periodo d’uscita. Il singolo ha venduto più di un milione di copie, con i proventi devoluti in beneficenza, per combattere la carestia etiope di quegli anni.
Negli anni seguenti, “Last Christmas” è stata ricantata da molti artisti, tra cui: Taylor Swift, Hilary Duff, Ariana Grande, Ashley Tisdale, Billie Piper, Dalidà, Mina, Ivana Spagna, Mal, Human Nature, Alcazar, Cascada, Savage Garden, Jimmy Eat World, Roses Are Red, Keshia Chantè, Leigh Nash, Manic Street Preachers, The Cheetah Girls, Metro Station e Dexter Freebish.
LAST CHRISTMAS | video
LAST CHRISTMAS | testo
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
but the very next day, you gave it away
this year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
but the very next day, you gave it away
this year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
tell me baby do you recognize me?
well it’s been a year, it doesn’t surprise me
I wrapped it up and sent it
with a note saying “I Love You” I meant it
now I know what a fool I’ve been
but if you kissed me now I know you’d fool me again
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
but the very next day, you gave it away
this year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special (special)
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
but the very next day, you gave it away
this year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
a man undercover but you tore him apart
maybe next year,
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone special
special, someone, someone
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone special
Who’ll give me something in return
I’ll give it to someone, hold my heart and watch it burn
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone special
I thought you were here to stay
how can love be for a day?
I thought you were someone special, gave you my heart
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone
last Christmas I gave you my heart
you gave it away
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone
