themed week // The XX, Last Christmas

The XX are a British alternative rock band, created in 2005 and composed by Romy Madley Croft (vocals and guitars), Oliver Sim (vocals and bass guitar) and Jamie Smith (beats and production).

Since the beginning of their career, they've released two records XX (2009) and Coexist (2012).
They are considered to be one of the British latest music sensations.
Read our previous posts about them - here and here.

Last Christmas it's an original by Wham! and it was released in 1984. As some other songs, this song is a sad love song that is usually related with Christmas.

This song was covered by different artists like Coldplay, David Fonseca and Arctic Monkeys, check our last year's version here.

This cover of Last Christmas was recorded on a special session made for BBC Radio 1.

"Tell me, baby, 
Do you recognize me? 
Well, It's been a year, 
It doesn't surprise me 
(Merry Christmas)"

themed week // David Fonseca, Last Christmas

David Fonseca, one of the most talented Portuguese artists known for his musical and general arts expertise.

With 4 solo albums - Sing Me Something New (2003), Our Hearts Will Beat As One (2005), Dreams In Colour (2007) and Between Waves (2009), not mentioning side projects like Silence 4 or Humanos, make him one of the best actual artists in Portugal.


Last Christmas it's an original by Wham! in 1984. This song is a sad love song besides the obvious themes: Christmas and the traditional gift giving and it's considered to be one of the most characteristic Christmas songs nowadays, with artists like Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Florence + The Machine covering it.


This Fonseca's version was released on his Youtube page in 2009, showing himself in several video recordings playing and singing everything from the song we can hear.

"Happy Christmas,
I wrapped it up and sent it,
With a note saying "I love you",
I meant it"