Sam Ryder breaks his silence after Wham! hit it at number one for the Christmas season

Sam Ryder returned to Wham! returned to social media. beat him to number one in the Christmas season with their legendary song “Last Christmas”.

The 34-year-old Eurovision star narrowly missed out on the top spot with his own festive song after the popular 80s song finally reached the top of the charts after a 39-year wait.

George Michael – who died on Christmas Day 2016 aged 53 – released the festive song in 1984, but it failed to reach the coveted top spot over the Christmas period until Friday night.

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After the official chart show, Sam posted a video on Instagram of himself reaching second place with You’re Christmas To Me and praised George Michael for “inspiring generations”.

George Michael’s 1984 Christmas song is now at number one for the first time

Sam posted a video on Instagram in which he placed second with “You’re Christmas To Me” and praised George Michael for “inspiring generations.”

Speaking on camera, Sam told fans: “If you’ve just heard the news, I can tell you with an open heart and gratitude that we’re Britain’s number two at Christmas!”

“Bigger Andrew. Make the whole wham bigger! Team. Just an absolutely unstoppable force, and rightfully so. They’re icons! They’re legends. Guess what: it feels great to be part of a Wham! and a Mariah -sandwich.

I can tell you that for sure. And number two has always been a magic number for us, and that won’t change.

“I want to thank you very much for your support, faith and trust.”

“It was a position that I cannot explain or emphasize enough. That it was so unexpected for us to participate and I think that as an artist you have a responsibility in the race for Christmas number one…

“You have to… You have to make it a race and we did everything we could to get first place.

“Do you know why? That’s because we draw inspiration from the legends we work with! Mariah. Wow!

“These artists didn’t become icons and legends because they never gave their best in their careers.” So we were inspired by their bright footsteps and followed them.

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“I think it’s great to have a close number 1 race at Christmas, it’s the most prestigious number 1 race of the year and we wanted to make it as fun and merry as possible for all of you at home!”

“Thank you for your dedication! And again, so much love to Andrew! I just spoke to Jack Saunders on Radio 1 and see they are related.

“It took a long time for them to get the Christmas number one for the actual Christmas week.” So I’m sure George is up there with a smile and will continue to inspire future generations of singers. Me included!

“Praise Andrew, thank you for continuing this legacy. Yes, I have stock! What a day! Blessed! Peace!’

In the midst of one of the fiercest battles for the Christmas crown in recent memory, the race was almost too close to be called an 80s icon! 39 years after its release for the title battle against the likes of Mariah Carey and The Pogues.

The song became the bookies’ favorite and climbed the charts after The Pogues’ fans had previously tried to push “Fairytale of New York” to number one in memory of the Irish folk group’s frontman, Shane MacGowan, who died in November.

Ultimately, the group’s duet with Kirsty MacColl failed to reach the top five, being replaced by Eurovision star Sam Ryder’s “You’re Christmas To Me”, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, “Stick Season” was completed by Noah Kahan and “Ed Sheeran”. and Elton John’s duet Merry Christmas.

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” landed at number three on the charts

The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” was a contender for Christmas number one after frontman Shane MacGowan died in November

Official Charts CEO Martin Talbot said about Wham! ‘s historical performance said: “After taking first place last year, it’s fantastic that WHAM! finally claimed the honor of Christmas number 1.

“Of course the victory of WHAM! Plus, someone has to come second, and it’s hard to think of a tougher Christmas No.2 performer than Sam Ryder, who has more than thirty shows under his belt in the past seven days. take the crown

“Sam has truly made it an unforgettable top-to-top hit – and we have to take solace in how many years it took for an iconic song like ‘Last Christmas’ to reach this single-top chart.”