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.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Sun December 01, 2024 11:39 pm
by Dev
Which one is Last Christmas?
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Sun December 01, 2024 11:41 pm
by daft twat
I have a friend who counts this as her favorite Christmas song.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Sun December 01, 2024 11:51 pm
by wease
I’ll play
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 12:50 am
by epilogue
spike wrote:
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.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 1:10 am
by B
Dev wrote:Which one is Last Christmas?
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 1:38 am
by Rangi Guy
My wife loves Wham - there's zero chance I make it through the holiday season without hearing it multiple times
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 1:47 am
by spike
B wrote:
Dev wrote:Which one is Last Christmas?
Nice try, B.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 3:58 am
by 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.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 4:06 am
by 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
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 12:13 pm
by B
Rangi Guy wrote: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?
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Mon December 02, 2024 12:51 pm
by wease
Jorge wrote:"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.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Tue December 03, 2024 12:52 pm
by B
Considering that I heard this song multiple times in November, I'm shocked at how well I'm doing so far.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Tue December 03, 2024 3:43 pm
by Peeps
obviously this is the best christmas song out there
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Wed December 04, 2024 2:58 am
by 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
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Wed December 04, 2024 2:59 am
by BurtReynolds
Was in the dentist's office today but didn't hear it. So I am not yet free from this accursed game.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Wed December 04, 2024 3:26 am
by spike
BurtReynolds wrote: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.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Wed December 04, 2024 4:06 am
by 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
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Wed December 04, 2024 11:53 am
by daft twat
daft twat wrote:I have a friend who counts this as her favorite Christmas song.
She made it to the 3rd.
Re: Whamageddon
Posted: Wed December 04, 2024 12:51 pm
by wease
NPR had a story yesterday about Christmas tune ear worms. Was worried I’d be out already. Thankfully it wasn’t even mentioned.
