Fairytale of New York

One school’s ‘brilliant’ Fairytale of New York tribute to Shane MacGowan has gone viral

One school’s ‘brilliant’ Fairytale of New York tribute to Shane MacGowan has gone viral

BY Stephen Porzio “This will put a smile on your face, well done to everyone involved!” A school in Northern Ireland has gone viral for its “brilliant” cover of the Pogues’ classic Christmas single ‘Fairytale of New York’. Holy Trinity College in Cookstown released its students’ rendition of the song last Wednesday (6 December), the same week as the funeral for […]

2 years ago

Radio station to remove homophobic slur from Fairytale of New York

Radio station to remove homophobic slur from Fairytale of New York

The BBC said that listeners find the lyrics ‘jarring’ in 2022 BBC Radio 2 has confirmed that it will not play the original version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ by The Pogues this Christmas. The 1987 song, which is performed by The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and singer Kirsty MacColl, creates headlines every festive season […]

4 years ago