The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

[gixxerluvindave]

Such a good song

[badturk1]

a song for the ages rest in peace kirsty

[bubbietank412]

had a similar experience one time.. lol

[patjescf]

Why does everybody think this is a x-mas song?

[marksoutof10]

You're quite correct - It's a drunken exhange of insults which just happens to be taking place at Christmas. Having a song set around Christmas time does not automatically make it a "Christmas" song.

Likewise, you wouldn't listen to U2's 'New Year's Day' only on January the 1st, would you?

[patjescf]

Finaly somebody who understands the score.

Cheers.

[musthavepeppers]

Well the Irish all radiostations play it from November till xmas, then after they change it to that u2 song you mentioned hahahaha

[limon2k7450]

i know n accutally they didnt write it as an xmas song!

[wabbitff]

he has a shit voice

but in all the song he dose

they r just mint!

[THEHITPACK]

the most beautifull song ever reminds me of xmas 2005 with my first bird

[jaminatorboi2006]

2:20 best part

[25000159]

i love this song. RIP Kirsty

[7181Mary]

Superb song - thank you for posting.

[BurbageBlue]

This choon should be Christmas number 1!!!

[essexboy39]

time go by so fast but at the end of it we be dead. u have 1life love it live it.fuck it.make it .1time 1life xx

[Kozzy06]

only 6 months till christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEY

[nyboy101]

u know man lol

this year has gone so fast

[1LadyM7]

pfff....tell me about it!!

[ozodog]

And the NYPD choir are still singing Galway bay and the bells are ringing out for christmas day. One of the best christmas drinking songs ever. Very emotive very lovely. Oh them pogues oh dear Kristy.......

[jeepov]

by the way stanley im not muslim but ill give my life for a palestinian, an irish from the IRA, anything against the atlantico-zionist empire.

your a proud Canadian i saw it on your profile.

im a Proud supporter of what you call Terrorist organisation called the FLQ who fight against Anglos domination for years just like irish and many many country.

on vous encule les bloke.

slancha!

[recessionproof91]

Sorry mate wats the FLQ

[jeepov]

FRONT DE LIBERATION DU QUÉBEC

FLQ

so you can understand its Québec liberation front!

[eyesorbe]

I tear up every time. It's just so....  BEAUTIFUL!

[azerilady20]

love this one

[SurferLizzie]

one of the best songs ever wrote

[TomHenry57]

Truly magnificent!

[EkkaDaWrecka1988]

best song ever

man im so friggn fed up with so-called xmas songs like jingle bells...its all a load of marketing shit

this pogues song brings out the reality of xmas

[musthavepeppers]

is this fuckin censored?

[ForbiddenMeat08]

noo

[bbyboiisexyboy]

this song was at my uncles frunral R.I.P uncle paul miss ya loads miss u xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[HudsonAO8TQ1]

i sing this everytime i walk home from the pub in wintertime with a bad irish accent (sorry neighbours)

i also sing it whenever... just the same

great song

[stanleyxev790]

This is the best christmas song of all time.About ordinary people not celebs,politicians or criminals.And what the ordinary people have to do to get through life(even in a drunken stupour).

[jeepov]

what you have against criminal criminal are a gift from god

[stanleyxev790]

Thanks for the opinion jeepov. sorry for the delay as I have had to contact 1000's of celebs and politicians who were in up roar. looked at the profile of you and did not get the connection.Hope you are not trying to buy someone into anti islam anti semetic things.Better to join a group on a peaceful message.I accept crimes against arabs and israel have occured.Not sorting the the problem out now by suicide or murder..Bad people say god told them to do it.

[jeepov]

you agree with crime against arabes thats what you say?

[genkers]

he said he accept that crimes against arabs and israel have occurred not that he agree with crimes against them

[scalbard]

oooo look how important you like to pretend you are

[SPENCER2001600049579]

this is my favourite Christmas song :) thanks LOL :)

[gams23]

gotta love a christmas song with the lines like "you scumbag, you maggot you cheap lousy faggot" in it.

[Lowipops13]

!!!I love the pougues!!!

apparently they r from ireland which is kwl cuz i am 2

[babalyon]

matt dillon is the cop in this video...right at the start...

[sleepingawake666]

So if the black guy morgan freeman? Im not being racist but he does resemble him

[kprobins12]

How does this song make you proud to be irish? Shane Magowen is a talantless bastard who has been riding Ronnie Drew's coattails his entire career. When did the NYPD form a choir?

[AKfromUSA]

I'm sure you would know this being your not even old enough to drink

[kprobins12]

Oo alright now i get it.  The more beer one drinks, the more entertaining Magowen becomes. I guess i'll have to wait another year to appreciate his genius.

[forestgumpaed]

a feelgood song,that will live forever.

[Mozzer232]

Fairytale of New York isn't just the greatest Christmas song ever written. It's one of the alltime great songs...period!

[romoloilgrande]

happy xmas your arse I pray god it's your last... LMAO

[kildare97]

this song makes me very proud to be irish

[nm1270]

How I wish radio stations wouldn't keep waiting until christmas to play this.

'The boys of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay'.

Genius.

[thebandD47R]

It was christmas eve babe

In the drunk tank

An old man said to me, wont see another one

And then he sang a song

The rare old mountain dew

I turned my face away

And dreamed about you

...epic song.

[Lollypopmonty]

Reminds me of someone special :]

[welshsimone]

this is the best xmas song ever.

[cmac1223]

u scum bag u maggot u cheap lousey faggot! best line in any song!

[punkalicious18]

I don't care if it isn't Christmas, I love this song!

[pah550]

i agree,long live christmas.

[pah550]

we should all go to new york in memory of mcoll.

[knucklesandleeroy]

love this song,and the video, typical xmas at The Crown and Thistle P/H in England

[Lenie669]

My favourite love song.

[rarepokemonmark]

cool story bro

[Jelzzy81]

lol what are you a wow player? go back to 2nd grade. R.I.P Kirsty.

[longlivetheroses]

i would love to go to new york

[badbusta4lyf]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.

[Damemary]

Just fab. Boycott Mexico for what happened to Kirstie

[sausagedogheaven]

No Mexico is ok, just kill all those people who use speed boats and jet skis in beach areas. They're stupid thoughtless bastards.

Kirsty was a great singer.

[Gryllefjord58]

Nah, boycott Guillermo González Nova. His boat.

[KOTA182]

I love this song!!

my Irish friends also like this.

really awesome!!

[DolceVendetta93]

awesome!!!!!!!

[youloveityouslag09]

The first time i heard the Pogues i was like 4. I have loved them since.

[rarepokemonmark]

same. my sister played this song for me on cassette at 4. i learned some great music (and great language) at a blossoming age

[dollymix15]

omg why are we all arguing about our countrys...its kinda sad when you've searched this song with the intention to listen to it .

[magicMOBILEgenie]

why the hell do people go to random vids and give people porn websites???!!!

WTF?!UR RUINING THE COMMENTIN!!!!!!!

[christofirefly]

amazin

[blankblank13]

wow, I love this song so much. It seems to be a lot more meaningfull than most other Christmas songs.

[georeff23]

"I build my dreams around you"... I dare anyone to come up with a better bit of poetry

[bullhead999]

love this song

[butterflybabe666]

when i here this song at christmas i know everything is going to be ok, my favourite xmas song of all time.

[zebba1965]

remember this song was big on sky chanel back in the 80.s the pogues was a good band

[cakancan]

the spirit of christmass is in this song.....I salut

[missivy10]

Now that's a Christmas song worth listening too!!!!!!!!!!!

[MissEmmaBick]

yeah its probably their best hit!Dont hear of them that much nowadays do you?

[SecondsToLast]

Why is everyone arguing about nationalities and ethnicities here? I would have thought that the pain of failed relationships and unrealized dreams would be something fairly universal that most people could relate to.

Everyone relax. Just listen and appreciate the lyrics. Good songwriting is pretty sparse to come by nowadays.

[mechant87]

Bar fight!

[Danny3194]

I listen to this all the time!

[fergus1973]

The new Yeats, THE poet of our generation!

[Szmiber]

that's the best Christmas song - brilliant lyrics and super music.

They are great there

[cj2112cj2112]

Shane rocks.

[h2conman]

shane macgowan is a genius

[znatizeljac]

wow........... beautiful one!!!

[nigahigalisa]

The only reason i'm watching this is cuz matt dillon plays a cop in the beginning

[perpitbla5]

I never noticed that before!

[NeoTStyle]

WHo the hell cares about the band being Irish or ENglish? Just enjoy the awesome lyrics. :D

Ya scumbag you maggot you cheap lousy faggot. :D

[Pa919]

hup da irish

[chocolatesprite]

"you scumbag you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot"

Ah....christmas

[ajmusic11271]

the song does make christmas,10,out of 10.sewardo....

[bissy07]

thats dis-repectfull she died after makin this video have sum repect u tite get

[DaMuttzNutz]

He could slap her around in da video like a big gangsta and she his ho

[sewardo]

this song makes christmas

[zennevaeh58]

where I live is the most irish city north of anywhere...Saint John, New Brunswick...+..It's all good.

[HappySmileMan]

I disagree, as someone living in Ireland I'm willing to bet I live somewhere much more Irish than you by definition

[zennevaeh58]

My comment was not meant to offend, If I did I apologize. Please google Partridge Island, and read about the history of Saint John, N.B.

[HappySmileMan]

I was just joking anyway :P. Sorry if that wasn't clear

[zennevaeh58]

Did you google Partridge Island and Saint John, N.B. yet?

[zennevaeh58]

fabulous

[recessionproof91]

Im born and bred in Dublin, Ireland and its simple Im Irish and proud.Y shudnt I be its simple ur nationality is were u ar born not were ur fuckin Da or Ma or Granny was born nun of dis half Irish quarter German Quarter yank bollox be proud of were YOU ar from every1 has 1 [ONE] nationality it dusnt mater if u ar born in USA and moved here wen u were 2 and hav an Irish passport if ur born sumwere thats ur nationality 4 LIFE show some pride and stop embarasing urselfs especially Americans

[Urbanlegend2009]

i wuz born irish bred irish and will die irish!

[77zxt]

Besides the fact that you need a good spelling lesson, you present a false choice. People can be proud of whatever they want to be in their background. For that matter, since you and Irish people like yourself hate Americans so much, I'm sure all the money you've taken from America since Irish people have emigrated here will be duly returned, yes? Or are you really a parasite, like all the other Irish who benefit from American fondness for your nation while you stew in your hatred.

[dyldx]

fuck you you yankies ole ole ole ole ole sine na fine fail !!! irelands call ah fuck it i'll sum it up Ireland d place 2 be !!!!!i agree with pa919 he was only saying up the irish and you had to come and start this shite kiss my hole and go hit yourself over the head with a baseball bat .

[zedascouves78]

are americans gonna give back all the land and wealth to the indians they slaughtered too?don´t ever forget my friend that every time you claim yourself as an american you re claiming yourself as descendent of shitty assassins...so fuck off american asshole u probably dont even know where ireland is....

[77zxt]

Once again, another Irish person who doesn't get the point. First off, I have family on both sides of the pond. So I can claim whatever I want. If you want to get into a pissing match, Irishmen filled the ranks of both the British and American armies and participated in those things you're decrying. So you're related to them to. My point is simple. The song is "Fairytale of N.Y." not Dublin. It implies the Irish connection to America. This is the first generation to decry it. Tis a pity.

[Debz1990]

Your a twat aren't ya? I dont have a clue what this convo's about but i can see your an idiot! Long live Eireann and fuck the rest of yas

[zedascouves78]

im not irish

[xPARROTx]

fuck you and fuck ireland. have fun with your pregnancy rates and alcohol problems. if you dont like england or america do something about it, or just drown yourself in a bottle of whisky...

[gta4man101]

dude im irish and i live in america and i love it so fuck of you faggot

[xPARROTx]

if youre american and not crying aboout england or america then i wasnt talking to you dumbass

[zedascouves78]

I'm Portuguese asshole

[xPARROTx]

i dont give a fuck, portugal is a fucking shit hole, who the fuck are you to talk shit about america? do you think portugal is innocent when it comes to imperialism? fucking idiot

[Debz1990]

Pregency rates are worse in england and america, not sure wer ur from but u clearly don't have your facts... As for the alcohol problems... Being Irish is about enjoying the drink, the singing, the music and the dancing, oh nd another fact... sorry i like to give facts... Drinkings worse in poland, germany and america... so ur comment is bogus, which means ur an Omadaun(Idiot)!

[uptightflea]

We Poles drink for a reason...

we're in Poland...

[XPStrangerXP]

Well, there are worse things than that... :/

[damiker1]

fuck u u prick im irish !!!! y cant we enjoy a drink

[LincTexPilot]

I love the lilt in her voice :-)

[77zxt]

No one is a bigger plank than an Irish person who takes a Yank's money and smiles at him, then disses him behind his back. At least we Yanks don't forget where we came from, which is more than I can say for a bunch of Euro West Brit wankers.

[shastasladybear]

Happy St Patricks Day! It's a Xmas song, but so what, it's THE POGUES!

[Deadlydanish]

Yeah I know but I think of it as a Paddy's day song, one of my faves in fact.

[quigleymonster]

One of my all time favorite songs!!!....Wish the Pouges would come to Newfoundland!!

[waynebradybitchslap]

does anyone come to play fer ya newfies?Besides the crew the the Andrea Gail's bones.

[bostonburn]

greatest xmas song ever period

[aznanime467]

i like this song

[kcnccarolina]

A true masterpiece! It's almost St. Patty's day, it's fitting for anytime though. Great duet!

[ChiTown7721]

Such a great son and such a great group. Does anybody know what they are doing nowadays? I remember reading a few years ago that Shane was back with the band. Was only for one tour or is he stil with them today?

[waynebradybitchslap]

i am seeing them live tommorrow in washigton d.c.shane included!the st padys show tickets were300 us so i opted for the next night aat 50 a pop.They have several us dates left to go

[ChiTown7721]

That's awesome. I have to make sure I see them next time they are in Chicago. I did get to see Flogging Molly on St. Paddy's Day and that kicked ass.

[waynebradybitchslap]

looks like they played chicago on march 13

[ChiTown7721]

That sucks. I just missed it. Hopefully they will coming through here again some time soon. I'll have to check their website for their tour schedule.

[josparkes]

I love this song, it's such a special tune

and it doesn't have to be Xmas to enjoy it !

[lollypop7685]

Hamburgers585 is right... im from ireland... well UK but northern ireland

now its ur turn to take a hissy fit again lol

[raineexdayz]

he's gotta b 1 of the ugliest men i've ever seen lmao gd song tho :)

[tomh9876]

I'm still amazed people are watching this video when it's not even anywhere near Christmas!

[slats1212]

what the hell is goin on here. lets all be wankers together as xmas is in the air

[blaaa3000]

Fuck off, ur a cocky wanker who thinks they no every thing! go and get yourself a life dude!

[CatLitterOne]

notice matt dillon at the beginning.... now that's new york irish for you

[CatLitterOne]

not just excellent... brilliant... such an original tune... a real irish ditty!

[Marshall1432]

he called you a dick face moron

[seabasswes]

....that still doesn't make sense but i hope we can still be friends like we were back in the day

[Hamburgers585]

i think its hilarious how serious yall are taking this....all i basically said was that i have irish blood in me and everyone threw a hissy fit. i can just imagine yall getting pissed off yelling at a computer screen then calling your friends to help you think of comebacks to say to me while thinking your going to really offend me so keep trying you dumbasses.

[634devil]

Nice song, but the entire album is great.

[blaaa3000]

Hamburgers585 ur a prick!!!!

[seabasswes]

only to those who are a prick to me

[seabasswes]

this is hamburgers585 on a different account

[MuddyMississippiMan]

Shane MacGowan has the most disgusting teeth ive ever seen but god damn can he sing

[228ANDY]

"Beautiful" is the word for this vid and song.

[AggressiveC]

Amazing. Stunnning. Beautiful.

[mabbitstown]

The cop at the beginning is Matt Dillon.

[228ANDY]

There are many vids for this song but I like this one best.

[Marshall1432]

Friedchickenism was a bit racist...but funny as hell bro

[almondgrrl]

Ironically, this brings back lovely Christmas memories for me. I miss Kirsty. The Pogues are amazing. Thanks for posting.

[bossnextdoor]

best christmas song ever!

[Ultrabrut1]

This is my favourite duet. Lovely.

[scarff94]

best christmas song

[Hamburgers585]

im american but alot of my heritage is irish, scottish and german, the fact is music is music i also listen to (good) country, and spanish even though im 0% spanish....i guess this means i dont have a chance against alcoholism just like blacks dont have a chance against FriedChickenism

[puffleman]

What has that got to do with anything?

[Hamburgers585]

it means stop arguing over what heritage shane is and people who bitch about the english that are listening to irish music and whatnot

[cogzy07]

wtf r u on about u dumass

u r so retarded

[Hamburgers585]

did i make you cry?

[cogzy07]

no i made your mother cry after i got her pregnant nd she found out she was going 2 have you as a child

[Hamburgers585]

hahahahahaha thats your best retort? dude i use to say those "your mom" jokes when i was in like 4th grade. seriously thats the lamest thing anyone could say your daddy should have flushed you down the toilet you worthless piece of shit

[dymond9999]

Can I be referee at the fight?.

[Hamburgers585]

dude i don't fight retards

[scalbard]

obviously the person fighting you doesnt share the same principle

[cogzy07]

wtf is your problem do you like starting youtube fiights r somthing???it is sooooo likely you have no friends if this is d way u speak 2 strangers nd if i ever met u i would bet you fat inocent head in nd u would be blacker than a peace of coal by the time i`d be finished wit you

[Hamburgers585]

"nd if i ever met u i would bet you fat inocent head in nd u would be blacker than a peace of coal by the time i`d be finished wit you" Hahahaha those are words of a true genius right there everybody. You were the one to talk shit first hoss, I'm just doing this in my spare time. Oh and btw here's some advice, go back to school and retake "spelling" for the 5th time.

[cogzy07]

so i cant spell properly atleast people like me atleast i have been offered 2 sports scholerships at least i will do something with my life you fag lets face it d best you can do with your life is flip burgers