The Irish musician also performed one of former President Barack Obama’s favorite songs, “Too Sweet,” in his return to the ...

The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a modern-classic Christmas song, a bittersweet ode to a bright-eyed couples' love ...

A special performance from Saturday Night Live's Christmas episode. Hozier Covers The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” on SNL: ...

Kirsty MacColl continues to dominate the music industry around Christmas with her smash hit Fairytale of New York alongside ...

Hozier returned to the stage later with a cover of the Irish folk ballad that appeared on the Pogues’ 1988 album ... up his Unreal Unearth tour in New Zealand last month, and his most recent ...

Fairytale of New York was originally penned in 1985, though there is a huge debate about how it came to be. The Pogues frontman Shane maintained the song started out as a bet when the Irish band's ...

Fairytale Of New York. Strangely, when first released the hit song didn’t even make it to the Christmas number one slot, peaking at No2. Recorded with The Pogues' original bassist Cait O ...

Back in 2011, I was interviewed by BBC radio as part of a retrospective on the Pogues tune “Fairytale of New York” that would include musings from band members, producers, and industry types ...

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

Hozier was the musical guest for the second time on Saturday Night Live this weekend, 10 years after he first took Studio 8H to church. He performed his No. 1 hit “Too Sweet,” and — because he’s Irish ...