Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, died at the age of 65. Fairytale of New York, his most famous song, is a Christmas ...

So Kirsty MacColl, married to the album producer ... it was when it was released in Christmas 1987. Ironically, "Fairytale of New York" never made it to No. 1 on release, finishing second in ...

Backed by a fiddle, cello, tin whistle, and a trio of silken-voiced backup singers performing Kirsty MacColl's part of the duet, "Fairytale of New York" was perfectly suited to Hozier's rich ...

Shane defended using the term, stating it was spoken by the "character" played by Kirsty MacColl ... With all this in mind, the Fairytale of New York controversy could be resolved with one ...

IRELAND’S TOP TEN SINGLES, DECEMBER 25, 1987 1 Fairytale Of New York The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl 2 Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys 3 Let’s Wash Our Socks For Christmas Junkbox Band 9 Heaven ...

Hozier performed on "SNL's" Christmas edition, and for his second song, the Irish artist paid tribute to the Pogues' classic "Fairytale of New York." ...

He performed his No. 1 hit “Too Sweet,” and — because he’s Irish and in New York and it was the Christmas episode — he did a cover of the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s “Fairytale Of ...

SNL musical guest Hozier closed the season with his hit "Too Sweet" and a cover of The Pogues‘ "Fairytale of New York" on the Martin ... traded vocals with Kirsty MacColl for the duet that ...

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 ...

“Gorgeous version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ by Hozier & backup singers that did Shane MacGowan & Kirsty MacColl proud,” wrote Sinead O’Brien on X. “In honor of the delicate ...