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Fairytale of New York: How The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl made the Christmas classic
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Fairytale of New York” is a drunken hymn for people with broken dreams and abandoned hopes. It is,...
You cheap, lousy maggot: how Fairytale of New York started a Christmas culture war
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt’s a song about alcoholism and a darkly dysfunctional marriage, it’s replete with crude swear...
Fairytale of New York quiz: celebrate the late, great Shane MacGowan's lyrical genius
TechRadar via Yahoo News· 9 months agoShane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl in the music video of Fairytale of New York, 1987. You've almost...
The story of Fairytale Of New York: “I sat down, opened the sherry, got the peanuts out and...
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPortrait of British musician Kirsty MacColl (1959 - 2000) and Irish musician Shane MacGowan, the...
Baby boomer station defies woke critics by playing The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York in full
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA radio station will play the Pogue’s Christmas hit Fairytale of New York in its full unexpurgated...
Why Shane MacGowan’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ could still not make Christmas No1
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFans of The Pogues are hoping for ‘Fairytale of New York’ to top the Christmas charts following...
Fairytale of New York may finally reach No 1 after Shane MacGowan’s death
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 10 months agoShane MacGowan and his wife Victoria Clarke It is the most played Christmas song in the UK this...
Efforts redoubled for Fairytale Of New York to top charts after MacGowan’s death
Press Association News via AOL· 10 months agoRenewed efforts are being made to get the “nitty-gritty” Christmas song Fairytale Of New York to top...
Shane MacGowan dead - latest: Pogues singer known for Fairytale of New York dies as tributes paid
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65, just a week after he was discharged...
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...
