The recording of The Pogues' first-ever live performance of "Fairytale of New York" in 1987 has "even more spirit and spunk" than the studio version.

For most people, the Pogues’ Christmas classic “Fairytale of New York” brings holiday cheer. But for the sister of late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, it’s the opposite. Siobhan MacGowan spoke to Sky ...

Whatever the reality, the song was conceived in 1985 by The Pogues banjo player Jem Finer and MacGowan. Finer came up with the melody and the original concept, about a sailor in New York looking out ...

For literally decades, The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York has been embroiled in a fierce debate surrounding one particular ...

RadarOnline. com can reveal The Pogues' Fairytale of New York is again at the center of Christmas chart politics, with fans ...

I remember being at Barrowlands when I proposed to Kirsty MacColl on New Year’s Eve, in 1983. I was in Glasgow recording Scottish rock band Big Country for this BBC Two show, and Kirsty came in to ...

Certain moments of art are guaranteed to tear down any critical detachment I have and make me blubber like a baby. The rush of joy and gratitude at the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The third act of ...

Record producer Steve Lillywhite has gone back to an archive recording of Fairytale of New York at the Glasgow Barrowland and restored the live version, which will be released for the first time next ...

The 'Fairytale of New York' singer released five witty and poignant solo albums before her untimely death in December 2000; ...

Watch last night’s performance below. Last night, Ed Sheeran performed a cover of The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York, which featured the late Kirsty MacColl, at his sold-out 3Arena show. Sheeran was ...

Watch U2’s Bono sing the rocking holiday classic "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" with Imelda May at the annual Christmas Eve charity busking event in Dublin.