T he Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a modern-classic Christmas song, a bittersweet ode to a bright-eyed couples' love turned sour made brighter by a gorgeous arrangement that starts as a ...

But in the 3½ decades since the Pogues released “Fairytale of New York” in 1987, no one has come close to equaling what MacGowan, ... backed by swelling strings and piping tin whistle, ...

London • I fell in love with “Fairytale of New York,” the indelible Christmas song by the Pogues, before I’d heard a note. I grew up in the boarded-up, bombed-out Northern Ireland of the ...

Fairytale of New York (1987) ... His regretful punk lilt shrouded in piano, tin whistle, cornet and strings, he roams the Soho streets in thrall to love or whiskey, ...

“As soon as we heard Kirsty singing, we knew she was the answer,” said Spider Stacy, tin whistle player with The Pogues. ... Fairytale of New York was released on 23 November 1987 and propelled up the ...

August 03, 2022 at 2:00am BST. IT MAY only be August, but it's time to start planning your Christmas festivities – and Fairytale of New York promises a "night full of festive fun and Irish craic ...

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.

I fell in love with “Fairytale of New York,” the indelible Christmas song by the Pogues, before I’d heard a note. I grew up in the boarded-up, bombed-out Northern Ireland of the Troubles ...