![]() ‘Greatest Irish Bands’ (U2, Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Clannad), ‘A Hard Night’s Day’ (A History of Stiff Records), an anonymous looking ‘Essential Hits’ set from 2005. ‘Celtic Inspiration Volume 2’ (Nectar, Eddi Reader, Capercaillie, Van Morrison, Bob Geldof.). ‘Tom Dunne’s 30 Best Irish Hits’ (2001 Lunar with Phil Lynott, Undertones, Ash, Horslips). ‘FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK’ is obviously enough on ‘Essential Pogues’ (1991) and ‘The Very Best of the Pogues’ (WEA 2001), and also appears on the CD soundtrack from the TV show ‘Ghosts of Oxford Street’ (1991). CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.An old man said to me, won’t see another one Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. ![]() All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. ![]() Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ![]() US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account The debate resurfaced in 2019 when the BBC aired a Christmas special of the show “Gavin and Stacey” during which two characters sung a duet of the original song, prompting criticism on social media.ĬNN has contacted MacGowan’s representatives for comment on the BBC’s latest decision. The student news publication The Tab published an article in 2018 urging people to stop singing along to the “homophobic slur.” The song has long been a source of controversy. He told Ireland’s “The Late Late Show” in 2019 that he had intended to create an “authentic” character within the song, and that “not all characters in songs and stories are angels.” MacGowan, 62, previously defended the lyrics to “Fairytale of New York.” The Pogues were fronted by Shane MacGowan, while MacColl, who died in a boating accident in 2000 at the age of 41, was featured on the track. Shane MacGowan Of The Pogues is pictured performing with Kirsty MacColl, who died in a boating accident aged 41. “Fairytale of New York” imagines an argument between a drunk and a drug addict on Christmas Eve, and includes the words “sl*t” and “f*gg*t.* The lyrics were censored by the BBC in 2007 but the broadcaster reversed course after listeners criticized the decision. Radio 1 has a younger target audience than some other stations including Radio 2 and Radio 6. But the broadcaster reported on its own website that Radio 1 “has decided younger listeners who are unfamiliar with the track would find some of the words stark and not in line with what they would expect to hear on air.” The BBC declined to comment on the record when asked to explain its decision-making process. The original track will still be played on Radio 2, the BBC reported, while DJs at Radio 6 Music can choose between the two versions. ![]() “We know the song is considered a Christmas classic and we will continue to play it this year, with our radio stations choosing the version of the song most relevant for their audience,” the BBC said in a statement. The strange and fascinating stories behind your favorite Christmas songs Members of the Portland Community Chorus perform Chistmas carols outside Something's Fishy gift shop on Exchange Street. ![]()
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