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The Pogues' Shane MacGowan's Sister Says It's Still Too 'Painful' to Listen to 'Fairytale of New York' 2 Years After He Died

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 ...
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The Pogues’ ‘Fairy Tale of New York’ is the only Christmas song that matters

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 ...
Houston Public Media

Opinion: My kind of holiday song

The holiday music season has begun in stores, on radio stations and on the speakers in our living room, and I have come back to a holiday favorite: "Fairytale of New York," by The Pogues. It's not ...
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Fairytale of New York' Royalties Secrets Laid Bare — Including the Massive Amount Earned Every Year by The Pogues

The Pogues remain one of the most lucrative fixtures of the modern Christmas season, with their 1987 single Fairytale of New York continuing to generate vast annual royalties nearly four decades after ...