Shane MacGowan’s renown as a songwriter extends far past “Fairytale of New York,” but it does sum up his and the Pogues’ distinct mix of Celtic traditionalism and punk attitude. Erik ...

But MacGowan and Pogues banjo player Jem Finer would prove Costello wrong after writing “Fairytale of New York” — the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century in the UK — in 1985.

The Pogues released “Fairytale Of New York” featuring the late Kirsty MacColl in 1987. To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2012, the song was re-released on iTunes (what a relic) and on ...

I fell in love with “ Fairytale of New York,” the indelible Christmas song by the Pogues, before I’d heard a note. I grew up in the boarded-up, bombed-out Northern Ireland of the Troubles.

In the 36 years since The Pogues released the band’s now-seminal “Fairytale of New York,” the acerbic holiday classic has occupied every single position on the Official U.K. Singles Chart ...

Irish musician Shane MacGowan, who formed the influential punk band The Pogues, best known for '80s hit "Fairytale of New York," has died. He was 65. MacGowan died in the early hours of Thursday ...

The Pogues are honoring late frontman Shane MacGowan with a reissue of their classic 'Fairytale of New York,' with proceeds going to charity.

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65. He was known the world over for the 1987 hit, Fairytale Of New York, has died.

The cause of death for The Pogues' bandleader Shane MacGowan has been revealed. The “ Fairytale of New York ” musician's wife Victoria Mary Clarke told the New York Times that MacGowan died of ...

The Pogues spoke of degenerates, outcasts, political oppression, and more since emerging in 1982 through MacGowan's era in 1991.

“Fairytale of New York” singer Shane MacGowan is hospitalized and intubated, according to his wife Victoria Mary Clarke, who posted an alarming photo of the former Pogues frontman on social ...

The cause of death for The Pogues frontman and "Fairytale of New York" singer Shane MacGowan has been revealed as pneumonia after the 65-year-old musician died on Nov. 30.