The Pogues released “Fairytale Of New York” featuring the late Kirsty MacColl in 1987. To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2012 , the song was re-released on iTunes (what a relic) and on ...

In the 36 years since The Pogues released the band’s now-seminal “Fairytale of New York,” the acerbic holiday classic has occupied every single position on the Official U.K. Singles Chart ...

First released in 1987, “Fairytale Of New York,” recorded by Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues for the band’s third album If I Should Fall From Grace With God, sets a dimmer scene of a couple ...

Fairytale of New York was first released in 1987 but famously failed to top the charts that year, thanks to The Pet Shop Boy’s cover of You Were Always On My Mind.

Now, Fairytale of New York is a contender to be top of the pops for the first time after Shane MacGowan, the hellraising frontman of the Pogues, died last week aged 65.

The Pogues‘ Christmas hit ‘Fairytale of New York’ has re-entered the Top 40 following the news of frontman Shane MacGowan‘s death. READ MORE: Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023: an uncompromising ...

The Pogues' Fairytale of New York, featuring the late Kirsty MacColl, has seen an even greater surge up the charts following MacGowan's death, rising 15 places since last week to third.

LONDON — Shane Macgowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of “Celtic Punk” band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died Thursday, his family said.

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!

The Pogues’ most famous song, “Fairytale of New York” is a tale of down-on-their-luck immigrant lovers that opens with the decidedly unfestive words: “It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the ...

1. Fairytale of New York, The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl (17 per cent) 2. Last Christmas, Wham! (8 per cent) 3. All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey (7 per cent) ...