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 in Dixie between 1997 and 2000. The song was covered by Kenny Chesney on his 2003 album "All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan" and featured Alabama's lead singer Randy Owen joining him on the track. Christmas in Dixie "Christmas in Dixie" is a song by American country band Alabama. It was released as a single in December 1982 from the RCA Records compilation album "A Country Christmas". The Christmas song celebrates the holiday in the southern United States. This song was included on Alabama's 1985 Christmas album (titled "Alabama Christmas"), and has since been included on many Christmas