The Pogues career) was the increasingly erratic behaviour of their vocalist and principal songwriter, Shane MacGowan. Their record label, Stiff Records, went bankrupt soon after the 1987 release of the single "The Irish Rover" (with The Dubliners). Members of the band, including O'Riordan, acted in Alex Cox's "Straight to Hell", and five songs by the band were included on the film's soundtrack album. The band remained stable enough to record "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" with its Christmas hit duet with Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale of New York". "Fairytale of New York" was released as a single in 1987 and
Christmas (Creeper EP) Christmas (Creeper EP) Christmas is the fourth extended play (EP) by English punk rock band Creeper. Released on 8 December 2017 by Roadrunner Records, it features cover versions of two popular Christmas songs – "Fairytale of New York", originally recorded by The Pogues, and "Blue Christmas", most famously recorded by Elvis Presley – as well as an original track called "Same Time Next Year?". The EP was preceded by the release of "Fairytale of New York" as a single on 1 December 2017. Creeper's "Christmas" EP was announced on 1 December 2017, with the band's recording of The Pogues' "Fairytale