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Why Shane MacGowan’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ could still not make Christmas No1

Fans of The Pogues are hoping for ‘Fairytale of New York’ to top the Christmas charts following MacGowan’s death on 30 November – but it’s already battling Wham!

The Independent UK

Dublin Crowds Bid Farewell To Irish Songwriter Shane MacGowan

Crowds lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to their pay respects to Irish songwriter Shane MacGowan, who died last month at the age of 65.

International Business Times

Johnny Depp and Bono give readings at Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's funeral

The songwriter died at the age of 65 last week

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The story of Fairytale Of New York: “I sat down, opened the sherry, got the peanuts out and pretended it was Christmas…"

At this time when the music world is mourning the loss of Shane MacGowan, MusicRadar looks back on one of his most enduring and beloved achievements

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‘All punk power and visceral emotion’: farewell, Shane MacGowan, my Celtic soul brother

His best songs made you cry and raise a clenched fist at the same time. Yet the man I knew was also a gentle, poetic soul, says Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie

The Guardian - UK

‘Shane MacGowan a wildman? Nonsense – he was a shy gent’

Shane MacGowan’s ‘hellraiser persona that was just fake’, his close friend, pub landlord and now undertaker Philly Ryan said

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan funeral – latest: Johnny Depp, Bono and Bob Geldof give readings at Tipperary service

The Fairytale of New York singer will be given a private cremation in Nenagh

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Shane MacGowan funeral - latest: Thousands to line Dublin streets to give Pogues singer perfect send off

The Fairytale of New York singer will be laid to rest in a private cremation in Nenagh

The Independent UK

‘I’m Shane MacGowan’s undertaker… after pulling him pints for 20 years’

The man in charge of The Pogues singer’s funeral also used to run his favourite pub in Tipperary

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan's widow shares emotional update ahead of The Pogues singer's funeral

The Irish singer's funeral mass will take place on Friday in Tipperary

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria ‘can’t believe’ funeral is on Friday

‘Tomorrow is Shane’s funeral which is hard to believe and probably I won’t believe it for a while,’ Victoria Mary Clarke says

The Independent UK

Pop stars, actors and politicians we lost in 2023 – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on notable pop culture and political figures we lost this year

The Guardian - UK

Cop28’s pipe dream: inside the 8 December Guardian Weekly

Big oil meets the climate cause in Dubai. Plus: Living with less stuff

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke admits: 'I spent 35 years worrying about his death'

The Pogues singer died last week at the age of 65

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Shane MacGowan finished final album before his death, collaborator reveals

15-track album is set to include both covers and MacGowan originals

The Guardian - UK

Mrs Griffiths had a recipe for waste

Brief letters: Getting rid of stuff | Shane MacGowan | Fossil fuel row | Unwanted cranberries | James Dyson’s libel loss

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria shares touching memory of Pogues frontman’s final days

Victoria Mary Clarke is campaigning to get The Pogues’ song ‘Fairytale of New York’ to the top of the charts this Christmas

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed as world mourns irrepressible Pogues frontman

Pogues frontman is being remembered by fans, friends and admirers from around the world

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The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York track battling Wham! and Mariah Carey for top UK chart spot

Shane McCowan's wife hopes the song will top the charts after the singer's death on Thursday

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed as world mourns irrepressible Pogues frontman

Pogues frontman is being remembered by fans, friends and admirers from around the world

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed as world mourns irrepressible Pogues frontman

Pogues frontman is being remembered by fans, friends and admirers from around the world

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan’s widow hopes Fairytale of New York will be Christmas No 1 in UK

Victoria Mary Clarke speaks about life with the Pogues frontman, who died on Thursday aged 65

The Guardian - UK

‘We’d roll joints and watch Netflix with him!’ Irish folk artists on the creative genius of Shane MacGowan

Lankum, the Mary Wallopers, Lisa O’Neill and John Francis Flynn recall their encounters with late Pogues singer – and explain how his music got to the heart of Irish identity

Louder

“I’m not interested in my own angst. I like a good story. Violence. A bit of sex, a bit of drinking, a bit of drugs, y’knoworramean?” A tribute to Shane MacGowan, the genius lyricist who thought the music was more important than the words

As the music of the 80s became more polished, synthesised and over-produced, The Pogues took it back to its rudiments. And at the heart of it was Shane MacGowan and his lyrics: funny, romantic, full of characters and stories

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed following death aged 65

The Pogues frontman suffered from periods of ill health for many years, and was wheelchair bound since 2015 after he broke his pelvis

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