The top 10 distracting Christmas songs. Last Christmas - Ariana Grande (206 BPM) The Happiest Christmas Tree - Nat King Cole (205 BPM) Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby (202 BPM) Here are Billboard 's staff picks for the 100 greatest Christmas songs of all time -- songs that, try as folks might, no amount of commercial overplay or corporate co-opting can seem to ruin. View "Last Christmas," Wham! This perennial holiday favorite is known for its catchy melody and heartfelt lyrics, weaving a tale of lost love during the holiday season. "Wonderful Christmastime," Paul McCartney. Released in 1979, this beloved Christmas song was written and performed by Paul McCartney. In 2017, fans of George Michael launched a bid to make "Last Christmas" the UK number one to make the first anniversary of the singer's death, but it peaked at number two. Wham's "Last Christmas" finally hit the UK number one spot in January 2021, 36 years on from its initial release. It also broke a record for being the longest gap for a [Intro] I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need I don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make Currently leading the race for the U.K. Christmas No. 1 is pop duo Wham!, whose evergreen 1984 single "Last Christmas" has spent the past two weeks at the top of the British charts. Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" shows up on the U.K. charts every year, but never this early in November. And Wham!'s 1984 song "Last Christmas" is sitting at No. 37. Wham! classic Last Christmas mixes a chirpy melody with a deep sadness in the lyrics. They're packed with contradictions that centre on the lies we tell ourselves to cope with rejection… Merry Wham's Last Christmas finally claims Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart 36 years after its release and breaks a new Official Chart record in the process, the Official Charts Company can confirm. "Last Christmas," written by George Michael and first performed by Wham! in 1984, is a wallowing mess of a song. It mistakes self-indulgence for closure. It contains a synthy falseness that would make even Paul McCartney and Wings wince. tJ2hXyY.