The band remained stable enough to record If I Should Fall from Grace with God in 1988 ( with its Christmas hit duet with Kirsty MacColl " Fairytale of New York ", which was voted " the best Christmas song ever " in VH1 UK polls in 2004 ) and 1989's Peace and Love.

The reunited Pogues played dates in the UK with support from the Dropkick Murphys in late 2005, and re-released their 1987 Christmas classic " Fairytale of New York " on 19 December, which went straight in at No. 3 in the UK Singles charts on Christmas Day 2005, showing the song's enduring popularity.

* From the Pogues's " Fairytale of New York ":

Highlights have included Jimi Hendrix who, on hearing someone else's track being played by mistake ( in the days of live broadcast ), mumbled " I don't know the words to that one, man ", Shane MacGowan of the Pogues ' drunken performance of " Fairytale of New York ", a performance of " Roll with It " by Oasis in which Noel and Liam Gallagher exchanged roles with Noel miming to Liam's singing track and Liam pretending to play guitar, and John Peel's appearance as the mandolin soloist for Rod Stewart on " Maggie May ".

Between 1985 and 1987, he co-wrote what is perhaps his best-known song, " Fairytale of New York ", which he performed with Kirsty MacColl.

In 2005, The Pogues re-released " Fairytale of New York " to raise funds for the Justice For Kirsty Campaign and Crisis At Christmas.

*" Fairytale of New York " ( featuring Kirsty MacColl )-# 2 UK ; Reissued in 1991 (# 24 UK ), 2005 (# 3 UK ) and 2007 (# 4 UK )

Dillon appeared in 1987 in the music video for " Fairytale of New York " by the Irish folk-punk band The Pogues playing a cop who escorts lead singer Shane MacGowan into the drunk tank ".

In 1997, she sang with Dustin the Turkey on his cover of " Fairytale of New York " for his album Faith of Our Feathers.

BBC Radio 1 caused controversy by editing the word " faggot " from their broadcasts of the Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues song " Fairytale of New York ," deeming it potentially homophobic ; however, the edit did not extend to other BBC stations, such as BBC Radio 2.

Apart from Shane MacGowan ( with whom he co-wrote several songs, including " Fairytale of New York "), Finer was the most prolific composer for the band.

Donleavy's later books spell out the aftermath ( particularly A Fairy Tale of New York, which later inspired Shane MacGowan's song " Fairytale of New York ", recorded by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl ).

* Fairytale of New York – The Pogues

* Sunday Times bestselling author, Miranda Dickinson, was born in Kingswinford and mentions the town's library in her author biography included in her first novel " Fairytale of New York " ( 2009 ).

" Fairytale of New York " is a song by the Celtic punk group The Pogues, released in 1987 and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl.

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* Mr Kowalski-original owner of Kowalski's, Rosie Duncan's florist store in the novel Fairytale of New York by Miranda Dickinson

In 2005, Moorish recorded a cover of " Fairytale of New York " with Johnny Borrell.

They covered The Smiths ' " This Charming Man " on 2001's Nightsongs and The Pogues ' " Fairytale of New York " in 2005.

* Fairytale of New York ( Cover ) ( 2009 )

In the UK, the fusion of folk and punk was pioneered by the London-based Irish band The Pogues, formed in 1982, whose mixture of original songs and covers of established folk singers, many performed with a punk sensibility, led to three top ten albums in the UK, a number two single in " Fairytale of New York " ( 1987 ) with Kirsty McColl, and a string of top ten singles and albums in Ireland.

* The City on Film – The My Pal God Holiday Album on the song " Fairytale of New York.

Despite her inability to fully promote " Fairytale "-an upbeat pop song produced by Barry Blue-the single reached # 13 in the UK and was also Dana's biggest international success since " All Kinds of Everything ".

* Singer / songwriter Vanessa Carlton ; her song " Nolita Fairytale " was inspired by the neighborhood.

The American premiere of My Fairytale took place in the summer of 2011 at the PCPA Theatrefest of California and was directed by the composer's son Scott Schwartz.

The song " Fairytale ", written by Anita and Bonnie, was a country song that reached # 13 on the pop charts, and # 37 on the country charts.

The original ride was removed and Princess Fairytale Hall, a new Disney Princess " meet and greet ," will be established where the attraction previously existed.

The album was again re-released on 9 November 2009 on vinyl with a free mp3 download and an extra track, " Fairytale in the Supermarket ", as well as a special edition bonus CD, including live footage from 1977 and 1979 and a video of " Fairytale in the Supermarket " on We ThRee, the band's own label in the UK and on the Kill Rock Stars label in the USA.

On December 10, a video was released revealing the first two Mercenaries Reunion characters: Warrior Chris and Fairytale Sheva.

The album featured the track " Tuesday Morning ", which was the band's first Top Twenty hit since " Fairytale of New York.

His mural, " An Alaskan Fairytale ", was completed by illustrator and Caldecott Medal winner Trina Schart Hyman.

It has been released as a b-side through the single of " A Sorta Fairytale ", taken from the album Scarlet's Walk.

The band went on their first UK tour with Swiss female band Kleenex, in May 1979 after Rough Trade Records released their first single, " Fairytale in the Supermarket "/ " In Love "/ " Adventures Close to Home ".

In 2010, GLC released a remix album and a new LP called The Mix Tape Two and, in December 2010, they released a Christmas LP called It's a Goldie Lookin Christmas ( The Fairytale of Newport ), featuring 12 tracks including " Dubstep Christmas " and " You'll Never Be Alone On Christmas Day ".

They released first title " Fairy Tale " from Fairytale in 1987, and made another brand called Cocktail Soft in 1989.

* In 1994, Frederik Magle released the album " The song is a Fairytale " with songs based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales with Thomas Eje and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen amongst others.

* Fairytale ( released in December 2011 ; Music about growing up, dealing with the real world, and still keeping a healthy dose of fantasy in your life )

*" Colours " ( from Fairytale, released 22 October 1965 )

Some of her charting singles include " Crucify ", " Silent All These Years ", " God ", " Cornflake Girl ", " Caught a Lite Sneeze ", " Professional Widow ", " Spark ", " 1000 Oceans ", and " A Sorta Fairytale ", her most commercially successful single in the U. S. to date.

In September however, while promoting her next single, " Fairytale ", she lost her voice.

" Fairytale in the Supermarket ", The Raincoats ' first single, is included on all reissues of the album as an opening track since 1993.