The Irish musician also performed one of former President Barack Obama’s favorite songs, “Too Sweet,” in his return to the ...

The Controversy Of The Pogues’ “Fairytale Of New York” The Pogues’ 1987 track “Fairytale of New York” is an Irish ballad duet that devolves from nostalgic and wistful to bitter and ...

A special performance from Saturday Night Live's Christmas episode. Hozier Covers The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” on SNL: ...

Hozier was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live‘s” Christmas edition Saturday night, and for his second song, the Irish ...

SNL musical guest Hozier closed the season with his hit "Too Sweet" and a cover of The Pogues‘ "Fairytale of New York" on the ...

Kirsty MacColl continues to dominate the music industry around Christmas with her smash hit Fairytale of New York alongside ...

Fairytale Of New York. Strangely, when first released the hit song didn’t even make it to the Christmas number one slot, peaking at No2. Recorded with The Pogues' original bassist Cait O ...

Fairytale of New York was originally penned in 1985, though there is a huge debate about how it came to be. The Pogues frontman Shane maintained the song started out as a bet when the Irish band's ...

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Hozier was the musical guest for the second time on Saturday Night Live this weekend, 10 years after he first took Studio 8H to church. He performed his No. 1 hit “Too Sweet,” and — because he’s Irish ...

Hozier starred as the musical guest for one of the final shows of the year on Saturday Night Live. Returning to SNL after a ...