The Pogues career) was the increasingly erratic behaviour of their vocalist and principal songwriter, Shane MacGowan. Their record label, Stiff Records, went bankrupt soon after the 1987 release of the single "The Irish Rover" (with The Dubliners). Members of the band, including O'Riordan, acted in Alex Cox's "Straight to Hell", and five songs by the band were included on the film's soundtrack album. The band remained stable enough to record "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" with its Christmas hit duet with Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale of New York". "Fairytale of New York" was released as a single in 1987 and
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