AIBU to think that Fairytale of New York is the most perfect Christmas song?

[warmandwooly]

Not sappy, twee or sentimental and highly singable. I love it!

Ha! X-posts. Same horrible picture though!

Kirsty is fab, but the song makes me want to stick pins in my eyes. Disagree with people who say it's not sentimental - I think it's extremely sentimental in its own way and has become so cliched through so many listens. Bag o' shite.

Only Xmas song I like is the Pretenders one - don't know the name but it goes 'he's go-o-o-o-ne, two thousand mi-i-i-i-les.......it must be Christmas time'

Looks like he´s breaking them in for Red Rum!

I like it, but (bad taste alert!) my most favourite Christmas song is the Shakin' Stevens one. It came out when I was about 8, and it always reminds me of happy childhood Christmasses and brings a smile to my face. Luckily my DS(8) loves it too, but gets confused and calls Shakey "Dancing Steven"!

'Dancing Steven' - that's the cutest thing I heard since my colleague told me that her 14 month old says 'oh-oh-oh' everytime she sees Father Xmas

Great song. Maverick Sabre did this in the live lounge couple of weeks back, it was incredible...check it out on youtube.

I absolutly love it, best Christmas song ever.

Tho I often cry at the end of it as my DD is on junk (heroin).

I'm sorry Bloodymary - I hope she gets off it very soon

Thanks Josie.

"He calls her 'you old slag on junk', junk meaning drugs. I read the background story to it once and he is singing it from his hospital bed and thinking back about his life and her.

'Merry Christmas you arsehole, thank god it's our last' - he is dying."

Singing from the drunk tank surely? and is the lyric "I pray god it's our last"?
getting worried now that I've been singing this song wrong for years.
Also yanbu op, it's by the pogues who are beyond criticism so it's a brilliant song.

Just wanted to second the Maverick Sabre version. It is on YouTube.

I'm not a massive fan of the song, but this version made my skin tingle.

'You're an old slut on junk', not slag.
And yes, it's 'Merry Christmas your arse, I pray God it's our last.'

I love it. But Last Christmas is a thing of beauty too, in a very different way.
Other fab Christmas/winter songs: 'Santa Baby', Bruce Springsteen doing 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town' and 'Baby It's Cold Outside'.

Don't forget Dominick The Donkey

Jiggidy jig. Eeyore, eeyore!

Imperial

Elvis Costello.
Olivers Army

Pfffttt.

I'm inwardly seething thinking about Mr Costello because he said that all Queen fans could disappear into a pit and no-one would miss them.
I'm a Queen fan BTW

When my DS doesn't brush his teeth properly, I shout
"DS- 2 words- Shane Mc Gowan"

That gets him back to the toothbrush. (Evil emotional blackmail mum emoticon)

Of course not! Anybody who doesn't love this song is BU.

"Anybody who doesn't love this song is BU"

That'll be me then!

And me!

It's a beautiful song.

Anyone who doesn't think so is Wrong.

Oh no I'm not!

I also love this song so much.
The lines at the end 'You took my dreams away' and 'All my dreams were around you' make me sad.

It's horrid... I hate it with a passion.

One of my fave lines is "I could have been someone" and she sings back "Well so could anyone"

love it