The Pogues, formed in London in 1982 ... A duet between MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl, it has become a perennial yet unconventional Christmas classic and is widely hailed as one of the greatest ...

The period also marked The Pogues' commercial peak: Fairytale Of New York, featuring Shane duetting with Kirsty MacColl, was only kept off the 1987 Christmas No.1 slot by the Pet Shop Boys' It's A ...

Irish folk band The Pogues joined forces with pop singer Kirsty Maccoll in 1987 for Fairytale of New York, one of the most well-known and beloved modern Christmas standards in the UK. Denied ...

Kirsty MacColl also secured a festive legacy, duetting with The Pogues on their 1987 song Fairytale of New York, which originally peaked at Number 2 that Christmas, and since 2005 has made an ...

SNL musical guest Hozier closed the season with his hit "Too Sweet" and a cover of The Pogues‘ "Fairytale ... band's Shane MacGowan traded vocals with Kirsty MacColl for the duet that became ...

Kirsty MacColl first cut the ‘f slur’ from the ... immediately sit up and take stock of their surroundings. To cut The Pogues ...

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash was one of eight Pogues albums to hit the top 20 ... and Fairytale of New York with Kirsty MacColl, a No 2 later that same year and No 3 in 2005. 2024’s shows were ...

Including such hits as A New England, Days, and Fairytale of New York, her classic Christmas collaboration with the Pogues.