Born in 1959, singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl was raised in Croydon before achieving global recognition with the Irish Christmas classic “Fairytale of New York”. She was the daughter of folk singer ...

You may not know that the singer of a very popular Christmas classic was from Croydon. Born in 1959, singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl was raised in Croydon before achieving global recognition with ...

‘Fairytale Of New York’ was released as a single on November 23, 1987. It reached the top of the Irish charts on December 13 ...

Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the show’s final episode of 2024, where he performed a cover of The Pogues’ ...

December: the month of wreaths on the doors, presents under the tree and arguments over a song in the corner of a pub ...

Hozier was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live’s” Christmas edition Saturday night, and for his second song, the Irish ...

as well as to the late Kristy MacColl, who dueted with MacGowan on the song. “Hozier performing ‘Fairytale of New York’ has to be the most Irish thing ever and I’m here for it,” wrote ...

Hozier lights up SNL with a performance of his No. 1 hit “Too Sweet” and a stirring rendition of “Fairytale of New York.” ...

Hozier starred as the musical guest for one of the final shows of the year on Saturday Night Live. Returning to SNL after a ...

“Gorgeous version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ by Hozier & backup singers that did Shane MacGowan & Kirsty MacColl proud,” wrote Sinead O’Brien on X. “In honor of the delicate ...

The post Hozier Covers The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” on SNL ... Shane MacGowan trading verses with the equally iconic Kirsty MacColl, Andrew Hozier-Byrne opted to perform a version ...