Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley fondly recalls filming the Christmas hit "Last Christmas" in Saas Fee. "Few places are as perfect as Switzerland and the Alps," he told Swiss newspaper Blick. Ridgeley recently went back to the filming location for a BBC documentary and shared that the 1984 song reflects many people’s ideal Christmas. It’s a snowy Christmas in a cosy cabin with friends, with all the comforts and luxuries, said the 61-year-old on the 50th anniversary of the iconic Christmas song. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “There was a real party atmosphere in Saas-Fee. It was also very exuberant at times. If you gather a dozen twenty-year-olds for a ski weekend in the mountains, add festive cheer and alcohol, you’re going to have a good time.” The new BBC documentary Last Christmas Unwrapped features some scenes from this. These didn't make it into the music video but show “how wild it was on location”. Ridgeley said he recognised immediately that it was ...
