The Story of George Michael
In the years since George Michael's passing, one song has taken on a life of its own. Every December, "Last Christmas" returns to the charts for it’s annual holiday wave. In recent years, it even climbed as high as #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, only to be blocked by... well, that other Christmas song everyone knows. For millions of people, that's what George Michael has become: the man behind a beloved Christmas classic. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Long before "Last Christmas" became a holiday tradition, George Michael was one of the biggest stars on the planet. He helped redefine pop music with Wham!, became one of the best-selling solo artists of all time, battled personal tragedy and public controversy, and quietly changed countless lives through acts of generosity that many people wouldn't learn about until after his death. This is the story of a man who had the world at his feet... yet spent much of his life searching for peace...