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Related: About this forumFairytale of New York--The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Happy Holidays comrades!
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Fairytale of New York--The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl (Original Post)
Starry Messenger
Dec 2013
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dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)1. Constantly voted as best Christmas tune ever.
Coincidently there on live here in London at The Apollo Hammersmith tonight.
I think the live version has got more flavour.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)3. Excellent.
I've only gotten to see them in their No-Shane period, which was still cool because it turned out to be my only opportunity to ever see Joe Strummer live. Still, I'd love to see them with Shane fronting before I get too old to stay up that late, lol.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)4. I think Irish music is always better live
check out Shane and Ronnie here :
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)5. That's a gorgeous one too.
I have that on a record, but I agree, there is no substitute for the live performance.
Blanket Statements
(556 posts)2. Best Christmas song ever
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)6. Every year on Christmas Eve,
I blare this and The Kinks' "Father Christmas" from my garage studio.
IMHO, the two greatest Christmas songs EVER!