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Are you playing 'Whamageddon'? It's the Christmas game you've probably already lost

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Are you playing 'Whamageddon'? It's the Christmas game you've probably already lost

Last weekend, a DJ caused a stir in Britain after playing the hit Wham! song "Last Christmas" at a soccer game in front of about 60,000 people. Here's why.

Are you playing 'Whamageddon'? It's the Christmas game you've probably already lost

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A new documentary on the band Wham! shows the 'temporal nature of youth'

English singer-songwriters George Michael (1963 - 2016) and Andrew Ridgeley of pop duo Wham! at the Ivor Novello Awards, UK, 14th March 1985. D. Morrison/Getty Images hide caption

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A new documentary on the band Wham! shows the 'temporal nature of youth'

The pop duo Wham! was only around for four years, but its songs have lasted decades. Chris Smith's Netflix documentary tells its history from the viewpoints of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

A new documentary on the band Wham! shows the 'temporal nature of youth'

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