The Pogues the Jonathan Ross Christmas show with Katie Melua filling in for the late Kirsty MacColl, the first time the band had played the song live on television. The following week they performed live on the popular music show "". Shane MacGowan wrote a blog for "The Guardian" website in 2006, detailing his thoughts on the current tour. The band was awarded the lifetime achievement award at the annual Meteor Ireland Music Awards in February 2006. In March 2006, the band played their first US dates with Shane in over 15 years. The band played a series of sold-out concerts in
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