Christmas (Creeper EP) of New York" released on the same day. Speaking about the decision to cover the song, the band's frontman Will Gould explained that "Ever since we were kids, Fairytale Of New York has always been our favourite Christmas song. Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl trading insults in the lyrics and the overall sad tone of the song always appealed to us – we've wanted to cover it for some time." The EP was released on 8 December 2017 as a digital download and on streaming platforms. Christmas (Creeper EP) Christmas is the fourth extended play (EP) by English punk rock
Poguetry in Motion EP was re-issued, including on CD, in 1991. The EP's tracks were not originally featured on any Pogues album but are included as bonus tracks on the 2004 re-issue of "Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash". Several of the tracks have appeared on various "best of" and other compilation albums. An alternate version of "Rainy Night in Soho", a slightly longer mix featuring oboe instead of flugelhorn, was included on Canadian and US editions of the EP. During the recording of the EP, producer Elvis Costello and singer/songwriter Shane MacGowan had a huge fight over this, with MacGowan insisting on the