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Fairytale of New York: How The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl made the Christmas classic
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Fairytale of New York” is a drunken hymn for people with broken dreams and abandoned hopes. It is,...
Flashback: See Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl Sing ‘Fairytale of New York’ With the Pogues in...
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNobody in the history of music ever sounded quite as decadently downtrodden (or whiskey-drowned,...
The story of Fairytale Of New York: “I sat down, opened the sherry, got the peanuts out and...
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPortrait of British musician Kirsty MacColl (1959 - 2000) and Irish musician Shane MacGowan, the...
Fairytale of New York quiz: celebrate the late, great Shane MacGowan's lyrical genius
TechRadar via Yahoo News· 6 months agoShane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl in the music video of Fairytale of New York, 1987. You've almost...
'You scumbag, you maggot': For broken romantics, nothing says Christmas like 'Fairytale of New York'
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKirsty MacColl and Shane MacGowan, duet partners on "Fairytale of New York." (Tim Roney / Getty...
The 12 Best Albums of 2023
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months ago2023 in music felt more like a year of endings than of beginnings, even without taking into account the shadows of world events. There have been so many...
Fairytale of New York on track to be Christmas number one
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFairytale of New York by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl is heading towards the number one slot...
Shane MacGowan, frontman of the Pogues, dies aged 65
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoShane MacGowan performing in 1989 - Gie Knaeps/Getty Images Shane MacGowan, the hellraising frontman of the Pogues who was best known for the Christmas...
Fairytale of New York: Radio 2 will play Christmas song without offensive slur for first time
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe BBC has revealed that Radio 2 will play an alternate “Fairytale of New York” for the 2022...
How much do pop stars earn from their Christmas songs every year?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery year we hear the same Christmas songs again and again and again, the playlist seldom changing....