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Originally posted by aaronk aaronk wrote:


I'm pretty sure this is the 1984 version:
v=G0eO01jajig">https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=G0eO01jajig
The linked YouTube video plays a version where there are
electronic hand claps on top of the snare, and it's a
different edit than the 1986 7" edit.


Oh, wow, I've never heard that mix before. Back in the
day, I owned the Japanese laserdisc of "Wham - The Video"
that came out in late '84 or early '85, and the mix used
in the video on that collection was the Pudding Mix edit.
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this song has finally made the Billboard top 40 this week,
December 15, 2018....question i have is...which version
would be considered the hit version via digital downloads
or streams as wikipedia shows two different versions and
run times...the 4:27 version and the 6:45 pudding mix...
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Ed, I would say the hit version is the Pudding Mix edited
and faded to 4:24 as Aaron indicated above.
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I'd agree with that assessment. Also, there are lot of Christmas songs that have now (this season)reached their highest peak on the Hot 100, some of which are just making the top 40 this year.

Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" originally never charted during its debut year, 1994 IIRC. But two years ago, it peaked at #11 around Xmas week; one year ago, it peaked at #9 (finally a top 10 hit) around XMas week. But this year, it's already up to #7, and we're still a couple weeks away from Xmas so it could peak even higher.
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Every year, there are NEW Christmas songs that get spins
on the Mediabase A/C chart. Yet, the positive testing
songs are always the classics and select songs from newer
artists over the years.
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Originally posted by EdisonLite EdisonLite wrote:


Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
originally never charted during its debut year, 1994
IIRC.

Right, because it was not issued as a commercial single
in 1994, which back in those days made it ineligible for
the Hot 100.



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Streaming has a lot to do with the increased popularity of
older Christmas songs this year. Combined with the
airplay from the 24-hour X-mas stations, it's no surprise
that we're seeing higher peak positions this year.
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Many of the all Christmas stations started weeks before
Thanksgiving this year. It's a huge ratings boost.
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Originally posted by aaronk aaronk wrote:

As far as I know, the only 45 release of "Last Christmas"
in the US is on a promo from 1986. Perhaps some stations got their hands
on import copies to play it prior to the official release. After all, Wham! was
hot in 1984-85.

As far as I'm concerned, the edit of the Pudding Mix is the hit version. It's
the only version I've ever heard on the air. From memory, the 7" edit chops
off the slow intro and then fades to the 4:24 mark.

I'm pretty sure this is the 1984 version:
v=G0eO01jajig">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eO01jajig
The linked YouTube video plays a version where there are electronic hand
claps on top of the snare, and it's a different edit than the 1986 7" edit.


I believe the 1984 version is available on digital.

And the pudding remix edit is on his twenty-five CD? I have that CD.

I have to hear both versions to compare because I always thought they
sounded the same...LOL
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FYI everyone it now is a top 40 hit single in 2018. Only took about 32 years to do it...
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