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The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl -- 'Fairytale of New York'
He's a lush; she's a heroin addict. At long last reality creeps into a Christmas song -- yet somehow the spell cast is all the more magical for it.
And thanks to this, poor Kirsty will live forever.
Low -- 'Take The Long Way 'Round'
Minnesota Mormons Low released possibly the finest indie Yuletide album ever -- simply titled Christmas.
This self-penned song is an eerie, Gothic-sounding number that is more Joy Division than 'Joy To The World'; its narrative concerning the horrid Herod and his plan to make sure Baby Jesus never sees his FIRST birthday, never mind his 2,009th.
Wham -- 'Last Christmas'
A guilty pleasure, this one. Poor George Michael is left blubbing by the Christmas tree after a fly-by-night lover leaves him in the lurch on the holidays.
A great tune that has stood the test of Father Time.
Irish Independent
