Last Christmas
Wham! / George Michael Lyrics


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Ah, aha
Ooh
Oh

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)

Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance
But you still catch my eye
Tell me, baby
Do you recognize 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

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, my baby
(Ooh)

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 a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover but you tore me apart, ooh
Now, I've found a real love you'll never fool me again

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) you gave it away (me away)
This year (ohh), to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (special)

Face on a lover with a fire in his heart (I gave you my heart)
A man under cover but you tore him apart
Maybe next year, I'll give it to someone
I'll give it to someone special (special, someone)





(Someone)

Overall Meaning

The song "Last Christmas" by Wham! is a holiday classic with a bittersweet twist. The singer reminisces about last Christmas when he gave his heart to someone he loved deeply, only to have it returned the very next day. This year, in an effort to avoid the same heartbreak, he'll be giving his heart to someone special. The song has a melancholic tone to it, as the singer is still pining for the person who broke his heart but is also hopeful for a new future with someone else.


Line by Line Meaning

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
Last year during Christmas, I gave you my love


But the very next day you gave it away
But within a day, you handed it over to someone else


This year, to save me from tears
This year, I'll avoid getting emotional and broken-hearted


I'll give it to someone special
I'll give my love to someone who truly deserves it


Once bitten and twice shy
I've already been hurt once, and I'm hesitant to fall in love again


I keep my distance
I'm maintaining a safe emotional distance from you


But you still catch my eye
Even though I'm avoiding you, I can't help but notice you


Do you recognize me?
Do you remember me?


Well, it's been a year
It's been a year since we last saw each other


It doesn't surprise me
It's not shocking to me


I wrapped it up and sent it
I packaged my heart and sent it to you


With a note saying, "I love you," I meant it
I included a message expressing my true feelings for you


Now, I know what a fool I've been
Now, I realize how foolish I was to trust you with my love


But if you kissed me now
But if you kissed me at this moment


I know you'd fool me again
I know you would deceive me again


A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
Surrounded by people, tired and exhausted


I'm hiding from you, and your soul of ice
I'm avoiding you and your cold, cruel personality


My God, I thought you were someone to rely on
I believed you were trustworthy and dependable


Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
I guess I was someone you could cry to and lean on, but not love


A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man who is passionate and deeply in love


A man under cover but you tore me apart
A man trying to hide his feelings, but you hurt him anyway


Now, I've found a real love you'll never fool me again
Now I have found true love and you can never deceive me again


Maybe next year, I'll give it to someone
Perhaps next year, I'll give my love to someone


I'll give it to someone special
I'll give it to someone who is really deserving and worthy of my love




Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: George Michael

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Matthew 5: 27-28
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.


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destroy your smartphones, cams, data storage devices etc? would be better.
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@cgravelle4937

I cry so hard when I hear this song. I lost my husband to cancer in APRIL 2018 ,and will Never have another Christmas with him.
He had just turned 64 .
He never lived to enjoy his retirement years. We looked do forward to th S t day when we would spend everyday together. He was the love of my life and my soul mate for 44 years.
He is gone forever.
It is now March 2024.
My husband had the most beautiful face I had ever seen, I loved looking at his,face and his beautiful brown eyes.
George looks so much like my husband.
My husband also had a,beautiful personality And was so kind and thoughtful.
When I look at Georges face I see my husband.
May George be in heaven where I know my husband is. hugs and kisses



@abkircz107

ラースクリスマス アゲビュマイハー
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
去年のクリスマスには 君に愛を捧げたのに
バットゥ ベリネクスデイ ユゲビルウェイ
But the very next day you gave it away.
すぐ翌日に君はそれを捨ててしまった
ディースイヤー トゥ セビミフロムティァーズ
This year to save me from tears
今年は涙に暮れないように
アギビトゥ サウワンスペシャーウ
I’ll give it to someone special.
誰か特別な人に愛を捧げるんだ

ラースクリスマス アゲビュマイハー
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
去年のクリスマスには 君に愛を捧げたのに
バットゥ ベリネクスデイ ユゲビルウェイ
But the very next day you gave it away.
すぐ翌日に君はそれを捨ててしまった
ディースイヤー トゥ セビミフロムティァーズ
This year to save me from tears
今年は涙に暮れないように
アギビトゥ サウワンスペシャーウ
I’ll give it to someone special.
誰か特別な人に愛を捧げるんだ

ワンスビルン ントワイシャーイ アキマイ ディステンス
Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance
一度失敗するとシャイになってしまって
バッチュ スティウ キャッチ マイ アイズ
But you still catch my eye.
だけどまだ君が気になるんだ
テウミ ベイベー ドゥーユー レッコ ナイズミ
Tell me, baby,Do you recognize me?
教えてよ ベイビー 僕のことを覚えている?
ウェウ イツビーィャー ダズン サプライズミー
Well, It’s been a year, It doesn’t surprise me
もうすぐ一年だね 驚きはしないけど

アイラプティエン センテイ ウィーダ ノートゥセイン アイラビュー
I wrapped it up and sent it with a note saying, “I love you,”
包装して君に送ったんだ メモを付けたんだ 「愛してる」って
ワメーンティウ ネウ アノウ ワッラフーラビン
I meant it Now I know what a fool I’ve been.
本気だったよ 今になって自分がバカだったって気付いたよ
バディヒュ キッスミナウ アノウユ フウミアゲン
But if you kissed me now I know you’d fool me again.
でも今僕にキスをくれたら また振り回されるっていうのは分かっているんだ

ラースクリスマス アゲビュマイハー
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
去年のクリスマスには 君に愛を捧げたのに
バットゥ ベリネクスデイ ユゲビルウェイ
But the very next day you gave it away.
すぐ翌日に君はそれを捨ててしまった
ディースイヤー トゥ セビミフロムティァーズ
This year to save me from tears
今年は涙に暮れないように
アギビトゥ サウワンスペシャーウ
I’ll give it to someone special.
誰か特別な人に愛を捧げるんだ

ラースクリスマス アゲビュマイハー
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
去年のクリスマスには 君に愛を捧げたのに
バットゥ ベリネクスデイ ユゲビルウェイ
But the very next day you gave it away.
すぐ翌日に君はそれを捨ててしまった
ディースイヤー トゥ セビミフロムティァーズ
This year to save me from tears
今年は涙に暮れないように
アギビトゥ サウワンスペシャーウ
I’ll give it to someone special.
誰か特別な人に愛を捧げるんだ

クラウ ディルーン フレンズウタイダイズ
A crowded room, Friends with tired eyes.
込み合った部屋 疲れた目をした友人たち
ハイディンフロミュ エンデュソエバアイス
I’m hiding from you and your soul of ice.
僕は君と君の冷たい心から隠れている
マガラソチュウォー サムワントゥ リライオン
My god I thought you were someone to rely on.
何てこった 君は信じられる人だと思っていたのに
 ミー アイゲサワザ ショルトゥクライオン
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on.
僕?僕はただ慰めるだけの存在だったんだ

ア フェイソナラバー ウィダ ファイリン ヒスハー
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart.
心に火を灯して 恋人の顔をしている
アメン ウンカバ バッチュ トーミーアパー
A man under cover but you tore me apart, ooh-hoo.
気持ちを隠していたけど 君は僕の心をズタボロにした
ナウ ファンダリリ ラービューネバ フーミアゲン
Now I’ve found a real love, you’ll never fool me again.
でも本当の愛を見つけたんだ 君には二度と騙されないさ

ラースクリスマス アゲビュマイハー
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
去年のクリスマスには 君に愛を捧げたのに
バットゥ ベリネクスデイ ユゲビルウェイ
But the very next day you gave it away.
すぐ翌日に君はそれを捨ててしまった
ディースイヤー トゥ セビミフロムティァーズ
This year to save me from tears
今年は涙に暮れないように
アギビトゥ サウワンスペシャーウ
I’ll give it to someone special.
誰か特別な人に愛を捧げるんだ

ラースクリスマス アゲビュマイハー
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
去年のクリスマスには 君に愛を捧げたのに
バットゥ ベリネクスデイ ユゲビルウェイ
But the very next day you gave it away.
すぐ翌日に君はそれを捨ててしまった
ディースイヤー トゥ セビミフロムティァーズ
This year to save me from tears
今年は涙に暮れないように
アギビトゥ サウワンスペシャーウ
I’ll give it to someone special.
誰か特別な人に愛を捧げるんだ

ア フェイソナラバー ウィダ ファイリン ヒスハー
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart (I gave you my heart)
心に火を灯して 恋人の顔をしている(僕は君に愛を捧げたんだ)
アメン ウンカバ バッチュ トーミーアパー
A man under cover but you tore him apart
気持ちを隠していたけど 君は僕の心をズタボロにした
メイビーネクストイヤー
Maybe next year
来年はきっと
アギビトゥ サムワン
I’ll give it to someone
他の誰かに愛を捧げるよ
アギビトゥ サムワン スペシャウ
I’ll give it to someone special.
誰か特別な人にあげるかもしれない



All comments from YouTube:

@rogergiraldo

It's incredible that someone who is no longer with us is more present than ever with songs like this. Thank you, George!

@Edd-Ith

He's dead 😢...

@NewYorkTraveller-mw9cf

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened 🎄 🎁

@evaklum8974

​@@NewYorkTraveller-mw9cf
BARILOCHE USHUAIA
A R G E N T I N A

@jane.r

4months until christmas..🤸🏿🎄🎄

@lnlywriter9618

It was very, very sad when George Michael passed away.

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@lukasvalko1587

I am not the only one who feel the Christmas mood in October, right?

EDIT: finally November, please claim your "I am not wierd, It is already right to listen to Christmas songs" ticket

@vibe4031

Nop

@geraldine0408

your not the only one lol

@abigailclayton7991

nope

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