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O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : Wow, you're right about the...

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:23:12 +0000

Author: mjb50
Subject: 8870
Posted: 16 December 2024 at 4:23pm

Wow, you're right about the intro on the 2014 RSD release; one of the chords is different!

As for the Pudding Mix:

The 1984 12" version with the LinnDrum claps was called Pudding Mix (on the Japanese 12" labels) or Long Version (on the Japanese retail 12" sleeve). I go back and forth on this, but right now I don't think it's wrong to call this the Pudding Mix since apparently that title existed in 1984.

The common 1985 12" version was also called Pudding Mix (on the UK/EU 12" labels), with no version title on the sleeve. If I understand correctly, some copies may actually play the 1984 version. So I don't think it's wrong to also call this one the Pudding Mix; it's just a different Pudding Mix than what came out in 1984.

The commonly reissued edit of the 1985 version is the video and international hit single version.

It seems unlikely, but I suppose it's possible that Long Version is only correct title for the 1984 12" mix, and that Pudding Mix was a remix made in 1984 but not actually released until 1985. Maybe someone could try getting in touch with Andrew Ridgeley to see if he has any insight.

[edit:] In the meantime, on the 2024 Blu-Ray reissue of Make It Big, they're calling the 1984 12" mix the "Pudding Mix Edit"!

Edited by mjb50 - 11 April 2025 at 1:38am

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : Wikipedia has claimed for years...

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:42:42 +0000

Author: AaronsAmazing
Subject: 8870
Posted: 16 December 2024 at 1:42pm

Wikipedia has claimed for years that the familiar 7" version is actually an
edit of the Pudding Mix done for the UK "Christmas '85" reissue, but the
existence of the Japanese 4:45 12" version (which has appeared on a few
CD compilations) confuses me. It sounds like the 1984 7" version, but it's
also an edit of the Pudding Mix. So is there another full-length "Pudding
Mix" in existence?

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : Yesterday I realized that the...

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:39:34 +0000

Author: elcoleccionista
Subject: 8870
Posted: 14 December 2024 at 6:39pm

Yesterday I realized that the "Last Christmas" version
included on the 2014 Record Store Day 12" single to mark
the track's 30th anniversary (Legacy 88875042911) is
different from the 45 version we know. During the first two
seconds the synth sound plays differently than on the 45.
Maybe it is unique to this release, I checked several other
appearances of the single version and none of them have
this anomaly.

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : I doubt it was a conscious attempt....

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 06:00:31 +0000

Author: mjb50
Subject: 8870
Posted: 03 December 2024 at 6:00am

I doubt it was a conscious attempt. They probably just had the commonly available full-length Pudding Mix on hand (e.g. from The Final) and played it without the intro because no one remembers or wants to hear that slow intro.

Edited by mjb50

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : Around December 2020, I caught...

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:11:40 +0000

Author: AaronsAmazing
Subject: 8870
Posted: 02 December 2024 at 11:11pm

Around December 2020, I caught Hit 104.7 playing Christmas songs at the
top-of-the-hour, and one song I heard was "Last Christmas", which
appeared to be the full-length Pudding Mix with the piano intro cut out. Was
this a crude attempt at recreating the single version or not?

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : The instrumental is on the 2020...

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 20:07:05 +0000

Author: mjb50
Subject: 8870
Posted: 23 December 2023 at 8:07pm

The instrumental is on the 2020 Japanese release Japanese Singles Collection (Greatest Hits).

The original single mix is still unreleased on CD AFAIK.

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : I have 3 versions on CD. Did I...

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 18:15:39 +0000

Author: PopArchivist
Subject: 8870
Posted: 23 December 2023 at 6:15pm

I have 3 versions on CD. Did I miss any that made CD?

Wham! - Last Christmas [1984 12'' Mix]{The Essential Now That's What I Call Christmas}

Wham! - Last Christmas [Pudding Mix Edit] {TwentyFive}

Wham! - Last Christmas [Pudding Mix] {The Best Of UK}

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : sriv94 wrote:At any rate, if...

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:50:24 +0000

Author: Hykker
Subject: 8870
Posted: 07 December 2023 at 5:50am

sriv94 wrote:

At any rate, if you're playing and you hear either song, you have to post on social media when and where
the dirty deed was done dirt cheap. If you go through the entire period (12/1-12/24) without hearing it,
you've won.

The things I'm missing out on by not being on social media.

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : aaronk wrote:It’s a game someone...

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:56:53 +0000

Author: sriv94
Subject: 8870
Posted: 05 December 2023 at 7:56am

aaronk wrote:

It�s a game someone made up about a decade ago (maybe longer) where if
you hear the song you�re �out.� It has nothing to do with people not liking
the song. The idea is that it�s nearly impossible to make it through a
Christmas season without hearing it.

And a variant is "Mariahgeddon," where it may be even more impossible to go through a Christmas season
without hearing "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

At any rate, if you're playing and you hear either song, you have to post on social media when and where
the dirty deed was done dirt cheap. If you go through the entire period (12/1-12/24) without hearing it,
you've won.

Only the original recordings count. Covers, live performances (although that may be a little difficult
with Wham) and remixes are exempt. Doesn't matter if it's terrestrial radio, satellite radio, streaming,
TV or somebody playing the song(s) at full blast on an iPhone.

Edited by sriv94

O.T.: Last Christmas - Wham! : It’s a game someone made up about...

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:10:38 +0000

Author: aaronk
Subject: 8870
Posted: 05 December 2023 at 7:10am

It�s a game someone made up about a decade ago (maybe longer) where if
you hear the song you�re �out.� It has nothing to do with people not liking
the song. The idea is that it�s nearly impossible to make it through a
Christmas season without hearing it.