Wham 시절 만든 곡으로 1984년 12월 3일 발표되었다. 이후로 전세계에서 수많은 가수가 커버한 불세출의 크리스마스 명곡.
발표된지 40년이 넘어가지만 여전히 겨울시즌만 돌아오면 생각나는 곡 중의 하나이다.
이 곡은 1984년 2월 조지 마이클이 Wham의 멤버이자 친구인 앤드류 리즐리와 자신의 부모님 집에 방문해서 자신의 방 침대에서 뒹굴다가 악상이 떠올라서 만든 곡이다. 당시 기본적인 멜로디와 코러스 라인등을 조지 마이클이 불러줬는데 앤드류 리즐리는 이후에 이 순간을 경이로운 순간이었다라고 회상했다.
[Intro]
(Happy Christmas)
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh-woah
Oh-oh
[Chorus]
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 (You gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (Special)
[Verse 1]
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye
Tell me, baby, do you recognise me?
Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
"Happy Christmas," 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
[Chorus]
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away (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 (Special, oh)
Oh, oh, baby
[Verse 2]
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God, I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face-on lover with a fire in his heart
A man undercover, but you tore me apart
Ooh-ooh
Now I've found a real love, you'll never fool me again
[Chorus]
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away (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 (You gave me away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (Special)