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
All Alone on Christmas All Alone on Christmas "All Alone on Christmas" is a song written and arranged by Steve Van Zandt, and recorded by Darlene Love with members of both The E Street Band and The Miami Horns. It was originally featured on the soundtrack of "". It was also released as a 7" single and a CD single which included an instrumental version. The song returned Love's name to the music singles charts, peaking at No. 83 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart and at No. 31 on the official UK Singles Chart. The third track on the single was