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,
Siobhan MacGowan also supported Hazel O'Connor ("Breaking Glass") on an Irish tour and Mary Coughlan at the Mean Fiddler in London. In 1992, her video, "Chariot", was shown on MTV on Christmas Day. In 1997, she recorded her album, "Chariot", for Murgatroid Records, Limerick, which was released in Ireland and the UK in April 1998. She performed at the Point Theatre in Dublin with The Dubliners and Shane MacGowan on Christmas, 1998. She worked as Van Morrison's personal assistant from 1992-1994, travelling the United States and Europe with him. In 2002, MacGowan released a second edition of the album "Chariot", containing a