Whamageddon

[spike]

Whamageddon is a game played during the 24 days before Christmas in which players try to go from 1 December to the end of Christmas Eve (24 December) without hearing the song "Last Christmas" by British pop duo Wham!. If the player hears the song between those days, they are out of the game and have to post "#Whamageddon" on social media to indicate that they have lost. The exceptions to this game are that the player can only listen to remixes and cover versions of the song. It is not against the rules to play or send the song to others, but players are not encouraged to do so. Whamageddon is described as a survival game, as opposed to a battle royale game.

[Dev]

Which one is Last Christmas?

[daft twat]

I have a friend who counts this as her favorite Christmas song.

[wease]

I’ll play

[epilogue]

Whamageddon is a game played during the 24 days before Christmas in which players try to go from 1 December to the end of Christmas Eve (24 December) without hearing the song "Last Christmas" by British pop duo Wham!. If the player hears the song between those days, they are out of the game and have to post "#Whamageddon" on social media to indicate that they have lost. The exceptions to this game are that the player can only listen to remixes and cover versions of the song. It is not against the rules to play or send the song to others, but players are not encouraged to do so. Whamageddon is described as a survival game, as opposed to a battle royale game.

My wife and I play this game, but instead of "Last Christmas" by Wham we play it with that goddamn terrible Paul McCartney Christmas "song." We've played it for 20 years now.

[B]

Which one is Last Christmas?

[Rangi Guy]

My wife loves Wham - there's zero chance I make it through the holiday season without hearing it multiple times

[spike]

Which one is Last Christmas?

Nice try, B.

[Rangi Guy]

Picked my daughter up from school, and during the car-ride home she told me that she's going to do a dance to this at the school end of year talent show.

[Jorge]

"Last Christmas" rules, especially after you realize the verses sound like a guy totally just making shit up on the spot with little to no repetition or clear melodic structure

[B]

Picked my daughter up from school, and during the car-ride home she told me that she's going to do a dance to this at the school end of year talent show.

Do you have noise cancelling headphones or not?

[wease]

"Last Christmas" rules, especially after you realize the verses sound like a guy totally just making shit up on the spot with little to no repetition or clear melodic structure

We’re not falling for this.

[B]

Considering that I heard this song multiple times in November, I'm shocked at how well I'm doing so far.

[Peeps]

obviously this is the best christmas song out there

[Mecca]

luckily I only just heard it on Friday, which was before the Dec 1st start date. I was also in the middle of a snowstorm while listening

[BurtReynolds]

Was in the dentist's office today but didn't hear it. So I am not yet free from this accursed game.

[spike]

Was in the dentist's office today but didn't hear it. So I am not yet free from this accursed game.

You made the appt in hopes of being released, didn’t you.

[Rangi Guy]

A new player has entered the game. My youngest daughter is apparently doing a dance to this at school. She's been practicing (a lot). I had never heard this before, but already way over it

[daft twat]

I have a friend who counts this as her favorite Christmas song.

She made it to the 3rd.

[wease]

NPR had a story yesterday about Christmas tune ear worms. Was worried I’d be out already. Thankfully it wasn’t even mentioned.