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25/12/2007

8/8. Songlines delves into the remarkable story behind the 1987 Pogues hit, Fairytale of New York. Twenty years on, the song still has Irish emigrants weeping into their pints.

8/8. In 1987 Shane McGowan and Jem Finer penned the Pogues hit Fairytale of New York.

Twenty years on and the song still has Irish emigrants weeping into their pints. It has also become a legacy to the late Kirsty McColl and a perennial Christmas classic.

Songlines delves into the remarkable story behind the song.

30 minutes

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Christmas Day 2007 00:30

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  • Christmas Day 2007 00:30