Let me begin by saying thanks to Unnecessary Umlaut for keeping the magic alive with his “Last Christmas” picks from our site’s years of collecting. If you just wanna cut to the chase, head to his site and grab his offerings, they are certainly some of the more top tier covers we’ve featured!

Today we’ve got a good set. I mean that too; I’ve no reason to lie at nearly 450 versions, do I? Well fine, don’t believe me, just listen for yourself!

First we have indie duo Oh! Atoms trying to entrance with their British charm and stripped down, yet still upbeat take on “Last Christmas.” This back and forth they have going had me thinking for a minute we might have the dual perspective type thing going, but no. I don’t think they’re singing about the same lost love though, they’re just covering the song. That’s it. Let’s not read too much into this people!

Oh! Atoms – Last Christmas


Hot on the sweet take heels of Oh! Atoms we have the super produced, radio friendly K-Pop vet 1sagain with Ju Bora. It looks like his first big hit came in 2002, and he is on some kind of comeback, thanks in part to this little ditty I’m sure. If you’re into the Ashley Tisdale, Foxxi MisQ or any of the international rap versions, then give this a listen! It’s kind of a combo platter of those, in spirit anyways.

1sagain feat. Ju Bora – Last Christmas
1sagain feat. Ju Bora – Last Christmas Instrumental


When we first posted Feeling Left Out back in year one, it was with some regret that we only posted the original version of their Wham! cover. We can now put that regret to rest as here, finally, is the alternate, and ridiculous, Quicksand Jesus version of “Last Christmas.” It’s a reprise of sorts, but mostly some kind of six minute holiday frustration outlet. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

Feeling Left Out – Last Christmas, Quicksand Jesus Version

Feeling Left Out is a now defunct acoustic indie duo led by Joe Wilson who’s still pumping out tunes. Check out the FLO website, which now just redirects to his new work.


Oh Juju! What a cute name. At least to me anyways, that’s what my wife calls our cat Julius. So you can see my fondness for the version based on name alone. Juju the singer is a cute Japanese singer who mixes a bit of reggae and lounge in her cover. This is from her 2007 release, Wish for Snow. Have a listen.

Juju – Last Christmas


Lastly, an interestingly named, and sounding, remix of the original…well done sirs…

Wham! – Last Christmas (Rynecologist Christ-Must-Jam Mix)

Yes! The literal version of “Last Christmas!” Thanks Jeff!

Fricckin’ ZAMFIR! Zamfir, the king of the ’80s infomercial, unleashes his magical pan flute on the Wham! hit for us. If you don’t recall Zamfir from the ’80s, more recently his song “The Lonely Shepherd” was featured on the Kill Bill soundtrack. And you’re making me feel old.

Gheorghe Zamfir – Last Christmas / It’s Gonna Be a Cold X-Mas


Britt Nicole’s cover is my new favorite “guilty pleasure” version.

Britt Nicole – Last Christmas


Who knew Santa could rock?! Wait…This does not rock in the least…In fact, it’s really the antithesis of rock…WTF SANTA?!

If you understand German, you can check out the glowing 1-star reviews for the 2-disc set this comes from. The Harley Santa from the cover art is appealing though.

Santa Claus & His Rockin’ Snowmen – Last Christmas


Kimberly Locke – Last Christmas


I almost went to classify this as dance, but this is so much more than that: It’s disco! We may be quick to put it in that category since Russian duo Smash!! is known as a pop band, but we don’t have much disco in the collection yet, so why not pad that stat if possible? You can also check out the sweet video we posted last year from Smash!!

Smash!! – Last Christmas


Nadine Schimidt – Last Christmas


Isabella Ortega – Last Christmas


Lunetic – Rok a Den


Marcella Ashley Ashley” – Last Christmas


Cuuuuuute

So we’re past the 200 mark. That should count for something, right? Looking back to when we crossed the 100 track mark, we were right around 7 hours of music. Now, at 200 tracks, we’re at about 14 hours. What does it all mean??

Here’s something nice: Whitney from USA Today’s Pop Candy featured us again this year! And she even supported our long-time dream about a Shatner/Aguilera “Last Christmas” duet! (I know that sounds silly on paper, but seriously can you imagine how awesome that pairing would be?)

And just a quick question for ya’s — Is everyone downloading ok? I mean, we know A LOT of you are, but is this whole download service thing weird? If you’re having trouble, or have any suggestions, please don’t hesitate to email us!

OK on to business…

This one’s good. It’s nothing new in terms of how it’s done, but I imagine if Wham! had been one of those newfangled emo bands, like Dashboard Confessional, this is how “Last Christmas” might’ve turned out originally.


Feeling Left Out – Last Christmas

Feeling Left Out’s entire Christmas EP is available for purchase at their online store which includes the Quicksand Jesus version of “Last Christmas,” but hurry, quantities are limited!


After some discussion, we decided that this is a fairly awesome disco version of “Last Christmas.” But deciding that it was disco wasn’t easy, since it straddles so many lines. On the one hand, that bassline and hi-hat are totally disco. But on the other hand, everything else in the song is not. Ultimately, the lack of any other disco in our collection put it to rest. Unfortunately, no information regarding the band is known, or if they’re even called One.


One – Last Christmas


This is much more upbeat than the reggae version we heard on Day 2, but with only slightly more reggae. The Jamaican accent helps their case, but not much.


The Tamlins – Last Christmas


This version comes to us from Reggage Pulse 4: Christmas Songs found at good ole’ amazon.com.




What on Earth? This is what would happen if Kids Incorporated broke into Trent Reznor’s studio and recorded the Wham! classic. This song, in some way, summarizes everything that I love about this project.


Triple Image – Last Christmas


The CD single import of “Turn it Up” with this version is available over at amazon



Yuji Oda is a Japanese actor and part-time musician, this being his most recent recording. Butch Walker, is a writer/producer who’s made hits for Avril Lavigne, SR-71, All-American Rejects, Lit, Simple Plan, Lindsay Lohan…jeez…He was even a guest judge on that Rock Star: Supernova show, and produced their album. Currently, Walker’s in-house producer, Russ-T Cobb is working with one of yesterday’s Magical Snowflake Award winners, Gates of Berlin on their new album. Coincidence?..


Yuji Oda w/ Butch Walker – Last Christmas


This is from Yuji’s “Last Christmas” single that has another Wham! inspired b-side. It’s available again, at amazon.com