The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a modern-classic Christmas song, a bittersweet ode to a bright-eyed couples' love turned sour made brighter by a gorgeous arrangement that starts as a ballad ...

As soon as it's time for Irish Christmas songs, we're queuing up The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" It is the most famous Irish Christmas song ever written, arguably the greatest Christmas song ...

Hozier's second Saturday Night Live musical guest appearance saw performances of "Too Sweet," his 2024 standout, and of the Pogues' 1987 song "Fairytale of New York." The Irish singer, who debuted ...

it's signalled by finding ourselves at the end of an eye-rolling argument about the classic song 'Fairytale of New York' in a dingy pub. The drunken anthem is undeniably a classic – no one can ...

"It really hit me, because the song's about New York and a couple down on their luck." Fairytale of New York blew up on the charts in the UK and Ireland. Every year at Christmas, he gets a call ...

Hozier brought a touch of Irish Christmas magic to the finale of Saturday Night Live’s 50th season, performing a poignant rendition of The Pogues’ classic Fairytale of New York. The December ...

Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the show’s final episode of 2024, where he performed a cover of The Pogues’ classic Christmas song, “Fairytale of New York”. Fans praised the ...

The legendary musician collected substantial royalties from the perennial favourite 'Fairytale of New York', making an impressive ... the emotive impact of his music since his passing last year ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey was revealed as Ireland’s top Christmas song, with 6,951,412 total streams throughout December 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Hozier was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live’s” Christmas edition Saturday night, and for his second song, the Irish artist paid tribute to the Pogues’ classic “Fairytale of New York.” On ...