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Fairytale of New York: How The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl made the Christmas classic
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years ago“Fairytale of New York” is a drunken hymn for people with broken dreams and abandoned hopes. It is,...
Fairytale of New York on track to be Christmas number one
The Telegraph via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoFairytale of New York by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl is heading towards the number one slot...
Folk singer Peggy Seeger creates a new version of the famous love song inspired by her in 1957
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoIt has taken Peggy Seeger nearly 70 years to bring out a new version of the world famous love song...
Christmas song royalties: How much do Wham!, Mariah Carey and The Pogues earn every year?
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoEvery year we hear the same Christmas songs again and again and again, the playlist seldom changing....
'You scumbag, you maggot': For broken romantics, nothing says Christmas like 'Fairytale of New York'
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoKirsty MacColl and Shane MacGowan, duet partners on "Fairytale of New York." (Tim Roney / Getty...
You cheap, lousy maggot: how Fairytale of New York started a Christmas culture war
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt’s a song about alcoholism and a darkly dysfunctional marriage, it’s replete with crude swear...
Sir Alex Ferguson creates surprising Euros playlist in aid of dementia charity
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoSir Alex Ferguson has created his own Desert Island Discs-style playlist inspired by the Euros to...
Dirty Old Town re-recorded with orchestral accompaniment
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoThe song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first...
Shane MacGowan’s Most Memorable Musical Moments, From the Pogues to His Signature Duets
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoRegarded for his wrenching, joyful lyricism as a bard of all things Irish, Shane MacGowan – the...
The 10 essential Shane MacGowan songs
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoShane MacGowan at the family home in Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland, in 1997. (Martyn Goodacre / Getty Images) Shane MacGowan seemed like the stuff of legend...