Interestingly, for his own pick in the HMV My Inspiration series, Shane MacGowan picked a verse from Nick Cave’s 2005 song ‘Lucy’, citing the following as his favourite: Much like the motif that moves ...

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.

His novel “A Fairy Tale of New York” (1973) inspired the title of the song by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl that helps make Christmastime bearable. Donleavy was born in Brooklyn, to Irish ...

Kirsty MacColl, the singer and song-writer ... was her duet with Shane MacGowan on the Christmas classic Fairytale Of New York - she was hugely and rightly respected, and she surely deserves ...

Those hoping to hear Sir Ed on lead vocals in the new single may be disappointed ... I Want for Christmas and the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl with Fairytale of New York. A year ago, Last Christmas ...

Love it or hate it, Christmas music will be played non-stop until January in many public spaces. Some of the most popular songs have been Christmas playlist staples for decades, and despite being ...

The same year, Dillon appeared briefly as a policeman in the music video for the song Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, a major hit in Ireland and the United Kingdom.