Controversy has surrounded the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" for decades, and songwriter Shane MacGowan said that was the ...

Hozier praised for ‘stunning’ cover of Fairytale of New York on SNL - Irish musician performed the Christmas classic along ...

With all this in mind, the Fairytale of New York controversy could be resolved with one thing: context. As a gay man, the inclusion of the slur in Fairytale of New York is, in Shane's own words ...

The fairytale of New York could soon morph into a nightmare for Ireland, courtesy of a big orange man from Manhattan.

Radio icon Zoe Ball was over the moon to be spending time with son Woody and daughter Nelly in New York City for Christmas ...

BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have all been guilty of causing controversy while trying to bring some Christmas cheer over the years.

Zoe Ball revealed she's having a 'fairytale' Christmas in New York with her daughter Nellie and son Woody as the trio showed off their skills on the ice rink. The beloved radio presenter ...

IRELAND’S TOP TEN SINGLES, DECEMBER 25, 1987 1 Fairytale Of New York The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl 2 Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys 3 Let’s Wash Our Socks For Christmas Junkbox Band 9 Heaven ...

Born in 1959, singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl was raised in Croydon before achieving global recognition with the Irish Christmas classic “Fairytale of New York”. She was the daughter of folk singer ...

HOZIER’S fans have all praised his “fabulous” performance paying tribute to the late Shane MacGowan. The Wicklow native ...

While most people recognise Christmas by the last-minute shopping frenzy or snowflakes gently falling, for me and many others, it's signalled by finding ourselves at the end of an eye-rolling argument ...