How Shane MacGowan really felt about ‘Fairytale of New York’ - Exclusive: Musician’s wife, artist Victoria Mary Clarke, recalled spending Christmas with the late singer-songwriter and how he left behi ...

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who died in November, made a fortune from the iconic Christmas song Fairytale of New York, it has been revealed ...

Fairytale of New York was originally penned ... I gave them both to Shane and he gave it a Broadway melody, and there it was." MacGowan named the song after the JP Donleavy's 1973 novel A Fairy ...

Shane MacGowan, the iconic frontman of The Pogues, passed away just over 12 months ago at the age of 65. The Pogues have left ...

“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 changes, I nominate ...

Hozier praised for ‘stunning’ cover of Fairytale of New York on SNL - Irish musician performed the Christmas classic along ...

The late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan made a fortune thanks to his much-loved 1988 festive hit Fairytale of New York. The singer, who had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol, died from ...

SNL musical guest Hozier closed the season with his hit "Too Sweet" and a cover of The Pogues‘ "Fairytale of New York" on the ...

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