Shane MacGowan’s wife, Victoria May Clarke, has revealed how the late Pogues frontman felt about the success of his biggest hit, “Fairytale of New York”, as she reflected on their ...

Shane MacGowan ’s bandmates from The Pogues have defended the late singer against an ‘insulting’ misconception about him. The ...

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 ...

Spider Stacey and Kirsty MacColl on the song Radio1's Newsbeat talked to The Pogues' Spider Stacey and Kirsty MacColl about making this number two hit from 1987 - "It's a straightforward attempt ...

Family and friends of Shane MacGowan have paid tribute to the lead singer of The Pogues, at his funeral in County Tipperary. Hundreds of people gathered inside and outside the church in Nenagh to ...

The period also marked The Pogues' commercial peak: Fairytale Of New York, featuring Shane duetting with Kirsty MacColl, was only kept off the 1987 Christmas No.1 slot by the Pet Shop Boys' It's A ...

The Pogues have insisted that Shane MacGowan "wasn't always drunk". The 'late singer died of pneumonia in November 2023 at ...

In 1987 Kirsty MacColl collaborated with The Pogues for the Christmas song Fairytale of New York, written by MacGowan, which got to number two in the UK chart and remains one of the UK's best ...

Irish folk band The Pogues joined forces with pop singer Kirsty Maccoll in 1987 for Fairytale of New York, one of the most well-known and beloved modern Christmas standards in the UK. Denied ...