Astonishing amount The Pogues make every year from their iconic Christmas hit Fairytale of New York

NEARLY 40 years after it first stormed the charts, The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York remains one of the most popular ...

‘Controversial’ Christmas song still pulls in $800k annually

Nearly 40 years after it first stormed the charts, The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York remains one of the most popular ...
Music Week

'We always had our eyes on the prize': Inside the triumphant Kylie Christmas No.1 campaign for XMAS

Competing against festive perennials from the likes of Wham! and Mariah Carey, Minogue’s single came out on top thanks to a ...
Armagh I

From Pogues to 80s pop! A ‘Fairytale’ of live music awaits this January at Market Place Theatre Armagh

From heartfelt tribute and folk storytelling to laugh-out-loud comedy, powerful theatre and nights of pure musical nostalgia, ...

21 Alternative Christmas Songs To Freshen Up Your Festive Playlist

There comes a point every festive season when it suddenly dawns on you that if you hear the same old Christmas songs one more ...
Vulture

The Best Songs of 2025

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...
Londonist

Things To Do In London This Christmas Week: 22-28 December 2025

ICE SKATING: London's festive ice rinks remain open throughout the Christmas period and into January. Somerset House, ...