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,
This Christmas Day This Christmas Day "This Christmas Day" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald. The song was released as a digital download on 1 December 2017 through Mercury Records with all proceeds going to Alzheimer's Research UK. The song has peaked at number 57 on the Scottish Singles Chart. A music video to accompany the release of "This Christmas Day" was first released onto YouTube on 1 December 2017 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds. The video features home videos of Amy and her family during the festive period, the video also features Amy's nan Ellen,