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Lyrics
#Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year to save me from tears
I’ll give it to [insert manager’s/player’s name]….#
e.g. “This year to save me from tears, I’ll give it to Postecoglou.”
Background
An old eighties tune by the popular (and very camp) boy band twosome ‘Wham’, which was a Xmas no.1 and has been a staple on the Xmas turntable at every office party and wintertime gay disco ever since.
In line with the recent trend at Celtic Park, the Green Brigade were dusting off the cobwebs of their parent’s old 45″ vinyl collection, and adapted this for the terraces. First major airing was in the Europa League against Croatia Zagreb in Dec 2014. You either love it or loathe it, but you got to have a laugh….
Initially sang with the manager’s name as the final words (i.e Ronnie Deila, Brendan Rodgers) but easily adapted to anyone deemed fit for the tune.
Tune took on a bit of added meaning when sadly the writer of the song (George Michael) died prematurely at just 53 years, ironically on Xmas day in 2016. RIP.