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The Pogues ft. Kirsty McColl - Fairytale Of New York |
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The Pogues ft. Kirsty McColl - Fairytale Of New York
The best christmas sogn EVER!
Hope this gets to number one when it is re-released this christmas
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Originally Posted by AfterToday
The best christmas sogn EVER!
Hope this gets to number one when it is re-released this christmas |
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One of my favourites - hope it makes it to number one!!
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Great song & the only xmas song that's any good. It would be good to see Shane on TOTP.
This is the best christmas pop song ever IMHO and fully deserves to top the charts |
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Great song & the only xmas song that's any good. It would be good to see Shane on TOTP.
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Yes, but... how would they get around the Kirsty MacColl "issue"?
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We need a campaign to get this to Christmas No. 1. Any suggestions?
Buy everyone a copy for Christmas...tell all of your friends!!! And the proceeds are going to homeless charities...even better! POGUES FOR CHRISTMAS NO.1 !!!! |
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Have to back this.. the best Christmas song of all-time. Deserves to get to #1 this time around.
Will certainly be picking up a copy or two
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Yes, but... how would they get around the Kirsty MacColl "issue"?
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I'm going to break the cosy consensus and say that Christmas songs in general are crap and this one in particular stinks.Kirsty McColl was great but that toothless,IRA supporting drunk Macgowan couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
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frankly... im getting tired of it... yes its an all time great, possibly the greatest, but theres only so many times i can listen to a track...
for me, it belongs fondly in the past. id sooner see something new out.. |
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I think there are much better Christmas songs, and this one drives me insane everytime I hear it. I hate it, probably something to do with the bumbling voice of the Shane MacGowan, I don't think there's anything joyful or Christmas-y about it.
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I hate it, probably something to do with the bumbling voice of the Shane MacGowan,
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I don't think there's anything joyful or Christmas-y about it.
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Originally Posted by bapak
I'm going to break the cosy consensus and say that Christmas songs in general are crap and this one in particular stinks.Kirsty McColl was great but that toothless,IRA supporting drunk Macgowan couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
it is THE christmas song IMO and I shall be buying. |
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I'm not quite sure I understand why it's being rereleased. It's already on practically every single Christmas compilation that ever existed (aside from those that contain the God-awful version by Ronan Keating and Marie Brennan!), and it cannot really be "updated" in any way - not that I'm sure I'd want it to be - because of the untimely loss of MacColl.
It is a fantastic song and definitely my joint-favourite Christmas song of all time, and if the proceeds are going to charity then I guess it's not all bad, but really - there isn't a single person in the country who doesn't already own a copy, and as a tribute to Kirsty MacColl it is five years too late. Who knows. |
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They were playing it in a few shops in town today, christmas must be here already. Fantastic song
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I think there are much better Christmas songs, and this one drives me insane everytime I hear it. I hate it, probably something to do with the bumbling voice of the Shane MacGowan, I don't think there's anything joyful or Christmas-y about it.
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We need a campaign to get this to Christmas No. 1. Any suggestions?
Buy everyone a copy for Christmas...tell all of your friends!!! And the proceeds are going to homeless charities...even better! POGUES FOR CHRISTMAS NO.1 !!!!
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I really hope it gets to number 1 again - i loved it the first time round too. It reminds me of my younger days.
Poor Kirsty tho!!!! |
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I really hope it gets to number 1 again - i loved it the first time round too. It reminds me of my younger days.
Poor Kirsty tho!!!! This will also be the 2nd re-release, it was released in 1991 again when it reached 38. |
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It didn't get number 1 the first time did it, I believe it just missed out and got the number 2 spot.
This will also be the 2nd re-release, it was released in 1991 again when it reached 38. |
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Originally Posted by delbhoy
its not supposed to be joyful it is a christmas song with a differance
I used to dislike it a few years ago because I just didnt really get it, but its become one of my favourites in the last couple of years. Love singing along to it.
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Actually i did make an error. It got to number 2 in 1987 (i was 15). Its such a huge song i honestly thought it did make it number 1. Anway i still oved it then and love it now.
I love it and thnink I will always love it. I hope it can get number 1. |
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I'm very surprised it never got number 1.
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i love this song! i'm a bit sad & love quite a few Christmas songs though
i love that time of year! i don't think it should be played now though! not till December!
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Hope this gets to number one when it is re-released this christmas


i love that time of year! i don't think it should be played now though! not till December!