In the world of pop music, there are few challenges as daunting—or as potentially rewarding—as covering Wham!’s "Last Christmas." The song is a perfect piece of pop songwriting, but its very perfection makes it a minefield for any artist brave enough to reinterpret it. This year, Axton Voss has accepted the challenge, and his new rendition is

The holiday music canon is sacred. The songs of Mariah, Wham!, and Bing Crosby feel as integral to the season as tinsel and twinkling lights. Yet, each year, a new wave of artists seeks to find their place under the musical mistletoe, not by writing a new classic, but by reinterpreting an old one. Leading this charge for the 2024 season is Axton Vo