The Pogues the Jonathan Ross Christmas show with Katie Melua filling in for the late Kirsty MacColl, the first time the band had played the song live on television. The following week they performed live on the popular music show "". Shane MacGowan wrote a blog for "The Guardian" website in 2006, detailing his thoughts on the current tour. The band was awarded the lifetime achievement award at the annual Meteor Ireland Music Awards in February 2006. In March 2006, the band played their first US dates with Shane in over 15 years. The band played a series of sold-out concerts in
Christmas in New York on his 1990 Christmas album "Julstämning". US jazz singer Linda Bianchi recorded the song on her 2009 Christmas album "Christmas in New York". The Swedish-language version, which was recorded by the Glennmarks Family on the 1983 holiday album "Från advent till jul", the song is called Jul i Gamla stan, with lyrics by Monica Forsberg, reflecting Christmas in the Stockholm oldtown. With these lyrics, the song was recorded by among others Sten & Stanley (1986), Jan Malmsjö (1987), Hasse Andersson (1996) and Cyndee Peters (1986). Christmas in New York "Christmas in New York" is a Christmas song written by Billy