Don’t be afraid to read ahead if you’re playing And I am Mageddon This year, there’s no rule against reading about it, just against listening to the song at its center. The annual competition, where players are eliminated over the course of the holiday season if they accidentally overhear and identify “Last Christmas,” The 1984 classic, produced by Wham!, began showing on December 1 and will run until the final hours of December 24, according to reports. NBC News. This doesn’t mean you have to avoid every cover of a song; Just hearing the original version from the UK pop duo will take you out of your game.
The contest, in which competitors stay away from malls, holiday gatherings and other occasions where they might inadvertently hear George Michael singing about Christmas heartbreak, is said to have started about 20 years ago in Denmark among a group of friends, and has only taken off since then. . In the Internet era. “I don’t think a game like this could exist without social media,” said Thomas Mertz, who runs the game. location Who runs the game, tells NBC. Last year, more than 500,000 people participated on the site.
Sometimes there is controversy that accompanies the gameplay. the BBC A DJ has reportedly been criticized for his sneaky move to blast ‘Last Christmas’ during a UK football match, potentially eliminating thousands from the competition. “I spinned it thinking it would be very funny to eliminate 7,000 people who couldn’t avoid it, but obviously it’s not funny,” Matt Visser sheepishly told the broadcaster, apologizing. “I never knew people took it seriously,” he adds. (Read more Christmas song stories.)
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