Last Christmas
Wham! · 1984
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Sing with the chorus
- 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)
Sing it again — final chorus
- 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
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'll give it to someone special special
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Now I know what a fool I've been
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
A man undercover, but you tore him apart
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Oh, oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh-oh
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Last ? I gave you my heart
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I'll ? it to someone special
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I'll give it to ? special (special)
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
"Merry Christmas," I ? it up and sent it
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
A ? room, friends with tired eyes
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "gave" in the whole song?
"gave"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "special" in the whole song?
"special"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- A man undercover, but you tore me apart
- Now I know what a fool I've been
- Oh, oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh-oh
Exercise 25
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Last Christmas", what would happen instead?
Exercise 26
Describe the mood of "Last Christmas" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 27
Who in your life would you dedicate "Last Christmas" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'll→it's→doesn't→i've→you'd→i'm→
Exercise 29
"Last Christmas" was released in 1984. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 30
If you could ask Wham! one question about "Last Christmas", what would it be and why?