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 ...

The music world said goodbye to one of its stars today with a memorial service for singer songwriter Kirsty MacColl, who died last month. Friends and fans packed the church of St Martin-in-the ...

He was amused by the popularity of “Fairytale of New York” – The Pogues’ duet with the late singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, which typically re-enters the charts in the UK each December.

When asked to write the sleeve notes for a new box set covering the two decade-long career of Kirsty MacColl, Jude Rogers realised that most people tended to associate the singer with two things, yet ...

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.

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 ...