Fairytale of New York Fairytale of New York "Fairytale of New York" is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and recorded by their band the Pogues, featuring singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals. The song is an Irish folk-style ballad and was written as a duet, with the Pogues' singer MacGowan taking the role of the male character and MacColl the female character. It was originally released as a single on 23 November 1987 and later featured on the Pogues' 1988 album "If I Should Fall from Grace with God". Originally begun in 1985, the song had a troubled two-year development history,
Christmas on Campus Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Because of this work, Woman's Day magazine included Christmas off Campus as one of “31 fun activities to keep kids busy over the holidays” in 2004. Christmas on Campus Christmas on Campus is an annual event at the University of Dayton in which children are invited to campus to celebrate the Christmas holiday. It has become one of the nation's largest single-day, on-campus community service events. University students buddy up with area children and treat them to seasonal shows, displays and food. The event is held on December 8 each year, the same day