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
Give Love on Christmas Day In 1986, the song gained release as a CD single in the United States, in order to promote the release of the first CD version of "The Jackson 5 Christmas Album". In a review of "The Jackson 5 Christmas Album", Lynn Norment of the African American-orientated magazine "Ebony" described Michael Jackson's vocals on the track—along with the songs "The Little Drummer Boy", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"—as sounding "angelic". "Billboard", also reviewing the quintet's seasonal album, stated that "Give Love On Christmas Day", as well as the song "Someday at Christmas", were