Nobody in the history of music ever sounded quite as decadently downtrodden (or whiskey-drowned, -sodden) as Shane MacGowan on “Fairytale of New York,” the soppy Christmas carol the Pogues’ first ...
“Fairytale of New York” is a drunken hymn for people with broken dreams and abandoned hopes. It is, therefore, a perfect contrast to some of the perkier perennial favourites we wheel out each ...
Kirsty MacColl was killed in a horrific speedboat accident in Mexico in 2000, with her son Louis Lillywhite, now 39, saying ...
Singers Kirsty MacColl (1959 - 2000) and Shane MacGowan with with toy guns and an inflatable Santa in a festive scenario, circa 1987. In 1987, the pair collaborated on the Pogues' Christmas song ...
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Brian Kennedy joins Nathan Carter to sing iconic Christmas tune he once sang with Kirsty MacColl
Brian also spoke on his fond memories of the late singer ...
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and ...
The Pogues have released the first ever live performance of Fairytale Of New York from Glasgow Barrowland in 1987, featuring Kirsty MacColl’s debut duet and restored by Steve Lillywhite for a new ...
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Mum's tragic speedboat death gives me flashbacks 25 years on' says Kirsty MacColl's son
On the 25th anniversary of her death in a horrific speedboat accident, Kirsty MacColl's son Louis remembers his mum ...
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