“Hozier performing ‘Fairytale of New York’ has to be the most Irish thing ... O’Brien was referring to a line in the original lyrics of the song, now considered offensive: “You scumbag ...

Hozier staged a special performance of The Pogues’ holiday classic “Fairytale of New York” during Saturday Night Live ... verse that sanitized some of the song’s controversial lyrics. Earlier in the ...

In a post shared by Highgrove Garden's official Instagram account, a charming winter scene is captured in the snap, which also features a whimsical arched doorway reminiscent of a fairytale.

Hozier brought a touch of Irish Christmas magic to the finale of Saturday Night Live’s 50th season, performing a poignant rendition of The Pogues’ classic Fairytale of New York. The December ...

I was looking at Twitter where a guy said that he loved The Pogues but every Christmas when he hears drunk blokes shouting that word in the street – when they’re singing along to ‘Fairytale ...

The most successful song of her career is “Fairytale of New York”, a song she worked on while collaborating with The Pogues. In the year 2000 just before Christmas Day, Kirsty took her family on a ...

Spotify has officially denied allegations made by Drake in a legal filing last month, in which he accused the streaming service and Universal Music Group (UMG) of artificially inflating streaming ...

Germany's southern Bavaria region might be your ideal holiday destination - because as these eye-catching pictures show, it's festooned with fairytale-like citadels, hilltop fortresses and opulent ...

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The English singer, who teamed up with Shane MacGowan of The Pogues for the iconic Fairytale of New York, was just 41 when she was holidaying with her two sons and musician boyfriend James Knight, in ...

The singer of the iconic 'Fairytale of New York' Christmas tune was only 41 when she passed away while holidaying with her two sons, Louis and Jamie, and her musician boyfriend James Knight ...

Kirsty MacColl tragically lost her life while trying to save her son. The singer of the iconic Fairytale of New York was only 41 when she was holidaying with her two sons, Louis and Jamie ...