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7 gru 2011 · Official video for Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacCollStream The Pogues greatest hits here https://RhinoUK.lnk.to/ThePoguesSubscri...
Fairytale of New York Lyrics. [Verse 1: Shane MacGowan] It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank. An old man said to me, "Won't see another one". And then he sang a song, 'The Rare...
25 gru 2022 · “Fairytale Of New York” is the most played Christmas song during the holiday season in the U.K., and in December 2022 the song was certified quintuple platinum in the region.
Originally released in 1987, Fairytale Of New York is widely regarded as the greatest Christmas single never to have reached Christmas Number 1; so much so that this heartfelt tale of festive excess has re-entered the Official Christmas Singles Chart Top 20 every year for the past eight years.
18 gru 2020 · The Pogues recorded an initial demo of Fairytale In New York around the time they recorded their UK hit, A Rainy Night In Soho, but the arrangement was still hesitant and the story then began in Ireland, with O’Riordan singing, “It was a wild Christmas Eve on the west coast of Clare”.
15 gru 2018 · From the bright lights decorating the streets to the gigantic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, the city sure knows how to get into the Christmas spirit. It’s no wonder New York City is the inspiration for many Christmas songs. Here are 7 songs about Christmas in NYC to add to your holiday playlist:
The song follows an Irish immigrant's Christmas Eve reverie about holidays past while sleeping off a binge in a New York City drunk tank. When an inebriated old man also in the cell sings a passage from the Irish ballad "The Rare Old Mountain Dew", the narrator (MacGowan) begins to dream about the song's female character.
