• "Fairytale of New York" is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and recorded by their London-based band the Pogues, featuring English singer-songwriter...
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  • critique of the faked intimacy of celebrity interviews than a talk show." A 30-minute television special, Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, aired...
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  • "Fairytale of New York" is a 1987 song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Fairytale of New York may also refer to: A Fairy Tale of New York, 1973 J. P...
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    Shane MacGowan (category Deaths from pneumonia in the Republic of Ireland)
    also marked the high point of the band's commercial success. Between 1985 and 1987, MacGowan co-wrote "Fairytale of New York", which he performed with...
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    Kirsty MacColl (category English new wave musicians)
    MacColl also sang on a number of recordings produced by her husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. Her death in...
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    The Pogues (category Rock music groups from the London Borough of Camden)
    eight in the UK. Later that year, the Pogues' Christmas single "Fairytale of New York" reached number one in Ireland and number two in the UK. A duet...
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  • record for most weeks in the top 40 with 75, until The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" achieved its 76th week in the region in 2021 and most weeks in...
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    released on 18 January 1988. Released in the wake of their biggest hit single, "Fairytale of New York", If I Should Fall from Grace with God also became...
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    was reissued after its use in a TV advert for the Sony Handycam. "Fairytale of New York" has subsequently reached the UK top 20 every year since 2005, including...
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  • steamer. The book inspired the title, but not the content, of the 1987 song "Fairytale of New York", written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and recorded...
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    the show began airing on tru TV. Eichner quizzes people on the streets of New York on pop culture in exchange for cash and prizes. Many episodes feature...
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  • Roma roots in the final episode of Peaky Blinders. In December 2023, O'Neill performed a rendition of "Fairytale of New York" alongside the Pogues and Glen...
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  • hotel wish each other a merry Christmas, and then sing "Fairytale of New York" together. At the end of the song, Murray, who had been drinking heavily, passes...
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  • editing the word faggot from their broadcasts of the Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues song "Fairytale of New York", deeming it potentially homophobic; however...
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  • (1973) A Fairytale of New York – J. P. Donleavy (1973) Great Jones Street – Don DeLillo (1973) Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York – Gail Parent...
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  • released in 1999. "Fairytale of New York" is a cover of The Pogues' original, which features guest vocals from Cinder Block of the band Tilt. More Betterness...
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    out "Fairytale of New York" according to a "points system" created by The Independent in 2017. Both score well ahead of all others on the list of top twenty...
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    Nightsongs and The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" in 2005. Other indie artists have been guest collaborators on many of their tracks, especially for...
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    duet of The Pogues' festive classic "Fairytale of New York" with Anne-Marie. On 3 January 2018, "Shape of You" was named the best-selling single of 2017...
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    Station at Midnight" – The Jam "Every 1's a Winner" – Hot Chocolate "Fairytale of New York" – The Pogues "Hold Me Now" – Thompson Twins "Kids in America" –...
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    (week ending). e "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 14 December 2023 (week ending), following the death of The Pogues' lead singer...
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    a Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Bublé, "Firebabe" by Stormzy, "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl and "Let Go" by Central...
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    Gopher Gang Grady Gang Kerryonians Slobbery Jim The Westies Whyos Fairytale of New York by Irish band The Pogues refers to the NYPD choir singing Galway...
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  • Cait O'Riordan (category British people of Irish descent)
    Sid and Nancy. The Pogues' most commercially successful song, "Fairytale of New York" from If I Should Fall from Grace with God, was written as a duet...
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    the next year. Other variations of this game exist, based on other Christmas songs. One features "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues, and originated...
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    from MacGowan (with whom he co-wrote several songs, including "Fairytale of New York"), Finer was the most prolific composer for the band. [citation...
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    Retrieved July 22, 2020. "Golden Globes to 'Argo' and 'Les Misérables'". New York Times. January 14, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2020. Luippold, Ross (February...
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    Kooks) on guitar. In December 2003, Moorish recorded a cover of "Fairytale of New York" with Johnny Borrell on BBC Radio 6 Music. She has frequently performed...
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    retrieved 14 December 2023 'Fairytale of New York', Shane MacGowan & Sharon Shannon, retrieved 14 December 2023 Fairytale of New York | Sharon Shannon, Shane...
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    December 2012, the British public voted the song second (behind "Fairytale of New York") in The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song. The video shows the...
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