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"Fairytale of New York" is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and recorded by their London-based band the Pogues, featuring English singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals. The song is an Irish folk -style ballad and was written as a duet, with the Pogues' singer MacGowan taking the role of the male character and MacColl playing ...
“Fairytale of New York” is now the odds-on favorite to be this year’s U.K. “Christmas No. 1” — an annual, much-hyped chart coup across the pond — in the wake of MacGowan’s death.
Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the show’s final episode of 2024, where he performed a cover of The Pogues’ classic Christmas song, “Fairytale of New York”.. Fans praised the ...
Jem Finer co-wrote the band's highest-charting single, "Fairytale of New York". Spider Stacy wrote the song "Jack's Heroes", a tribute to the Republic of Ireland national football team. The band recorded a version of Bob Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In" on their final studio album.
Fans of The Pogues are hoping for ‘Fairytale of New York’ to top the Christmas charts following MacGowan’s death on 30 November – but it’s already battling Wham!
Fairytale of New York" is a 1987 song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Fairytale of New York may also refer to: A Fairy Tale of New York, 1973 J. P. Donleavy novel; Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, a 2012 television special "The Fairytale of New York", a nickname for tennis player Emma Raducanu's record-breaking run at the 2021 US Open
Exclusive: Musician’s wife, artist Victoria Mary Clarke, recalled spending Christmas with the late singer-songwriter and how he left behind ‘reams’ of prose
Kirsty Anna MacColl (/ m ə ˈ k ɔː l /, mə-KAWL; 10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer-songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl.She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days".