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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· 7 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...
How much do pop stars earn from their Christmas songs 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· 7 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· 7 months agoIt’s a song about alcoholism and a darkly dysfunctional marriage, it’s replete with crude swear...
Dirty Old Town re-recorded with orchestral accompaniment
PA Media: Entertainment via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoThe song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first...
Mr Brightside by The Killers overtakes Wonderwall as biggest song never to hit number 1 in UK
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoThe Killers' Mr Brightside has overtaken Oasis's Wonderwall to become the biggest single to have...
Shane MacGowan’s Most Memorable Musical Moments, From the Pogues to His Signature Duets
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoRegarded for his wrenching, joyful lyricism as a bard of all things Irish, Shane MacGowan – the...
‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’: Every Throwback Christmas Song in James Gunn’s Marvel...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoAs tradition would have it, director James Gunn released an all-new mixtape across digital streaming...