This morning, November 30, news broke that The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at 65 years old. The iconic Irish rocker’s wife, Victoria Clarke, confirmed his passing on Instagram, and The ...

“Fairytale of New York,” the classic Christmas song from The Pogues, has returned to the top of the Spotify charts in Ireland in the wake of Shane MacGowan’s death on November 30. “Fairytale” jumped ...

According to Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan — the Irish icon who died at 65 early Thursday — the story behind his band’s Christmas-in-the-drunk-tank classic “Fairytale of New York” began with Elvis ...

‘Tis the season for the least festive song of the season. Despite its cult status, The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” might just be the most anti-Christmas song out there. From a New York City drunk ...

Mr. Anderson is the author, most recently, of “Inventory: A Family Portrait of Derry’s Troubled Past.” He wrote from London. I fell in love with “Fairytale of New York,” the indelible Christmas song ...

MacGowan is currently in the hospital after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in 2022 Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment ...

The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is one of the highest-earning and most streamed Christmas songs in the past 50 years, according to Spotify data. New streaming data has revealed the biggest ...

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After Tuesday night’s fairytale in New York, Zohran Mamdani began his new life vowing to be a mayor for everyone while the US political establishment and business elite continued to warily eye his ...

London • I fell in love with “Fairytale of New York,” the indelible Christmas song by the Pogues, before I’d heard a note. I grew up in the boarded-up, bombed-out Northern Ireland of the Troubles.

I can remember Christmas 1987 – the year the Pogues released “Fairytale of New York” – like it was yesterday. I was twelve years old and absolutely certain my parents had bought me a science kit. I ...