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Fairytale of New York

Music History Music News 

‘Tis the time of year people bash “Fairytale of New York”

December 23, 2019December 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fairytale of New York, Pogues

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] You know it’s getting close to Christmas when a certain segment of

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Music History 

The full story of the making of “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues

December 24, 2018December 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fairytale of New York, The Pogues

[This was my weekly Sunday column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Just like Die Hard is barely a Christmas movie (it is, isn’t

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple Music, Baby, Chris Jerico, Christmas songs, Day Jobs, Fairytale, Fairytale of New York, Fozzy, Hymns, Ice Cube, It's Cold Outside, K-Pop, Lonely Island, Managers, Pogues, Qatar, Rolling Stones, Streaming, Vinyl

Off to the NE Caribbean Outpost for the next week. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be delivering music news

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Music News 

Mariah Carey Makes HOW MUCH from That Stupid Christmas Song?

November 30, 2017December 1, 2017 Alan Cross 5 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Fairytale of New York, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Pogues, Wonderful Christmastime

Call it “All I Want for Christmas” Creep. Every year, Mariah Carey’s stupid 1994 Christmas song seems to start showing

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