Shane MacGowan Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an English-born Irish vocalist and recording artist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGowan and the Popes, as well as producing his own solo material and working on collaborations with artists such as Kirsty MacColl, Joe Strummer, Nick Cave, Steve Earle, Sinéad O'Connor, and Ronnie Drew. MacGowan was born on Christmas Day in Pembury, Kent in 1957, to Irish parents. MacGowan spent his early childhood in County Tipperary, Ireland, before his
Twelve Tales of Christmas Twelve Tales of Christmas Twelve Tales of Christmas is a Christmas-themed solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Tom Chaplin. The album was released on 17 November 2017 by Island Records. It is Chaplin’s second solo studio album, following on from the release of his debut album "The Wave" in 2016, as well as the four studio albums he had recorded as the lead singer of Keane. On 13 October 2017, Chaplin announced that he had recorded his first solo Christmas album, entitled "Twelve Tales of Christmas", to be released on 17 November 2017. Simultaneously the first single from the