To ask if Fairytale of New York is your favourite Christmas song?

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Just that really.

Is it a love it or hate it song?

I’m in the ‘I like it but it’s not my favourite’ camp.

Hate it with the fire of a thousand suns. The Plastic Paddy anthem for arseholes who only go out drinking twice a year and then try to sing along to it.

*former barmaid 😁

Looks like Shakey wins the vote so far. I still really like Fairy Tale of New York and loved it when it came out. It was very different and gritty whilst also being so poignant, more so now both protagonists are dead. My favourite though is Slade, Merry Christmas Every One. I was 16 in 1973 so I suppose it takes me back to my glam rock (and misspent) youth.

I live in New York, and while it's not my favorite, I love the lyrics. They're very evocative of moving to the city and being swept up in...well everything.

"They've got cars big as bars, they've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you, it's no place for the old" gets me a bit every time.

Late DH's favourite Christmas song. Always find it a bit poignant after Kirsty, him and now Shane but it is utterly brilliant.

I do love it, but for me it feels intertwined with the tragedy of her death when her sons were just young teens. The sadness comes from that, rather than the lyrics, which are make believe.

Not a favourite but definitely one that holds memories. I enjoy Carol of the Bells the most, always gives tingles.

"...keep the vampires from your door"

Thats my favourite too.

I hate it. A miserable depressing dirge. Ugh. Just thinking about it makes me enraged that they still play the shit.

The lyrics.

I don't like it. I can't stand fiddle-dee-dee Irish music.

I love it but My favourite is Bruce Springsteens Santa Claus is coming to town. Plus another vote for Elton' s Step into Christmas probably because of Gavin and Stacey and Donny Hathaway's This Christmas .

I love it but feels a bit too sad now they are both gone. There’s a ‘Making of…’ programme from a few years ago on iPlayer.

I love it. Shane was a friend of a friend and I'm honoured to be able to say I got drunk with him many years ago, and he paid me £5 for my phone number (this was before The Pogues). Bugger never used it though (the phone number). Fond, mad memories :) My next favourite is Gaudete, but I never met any of Steeleye Span ;)

Love it. Always been keen on Shane McGowan/ The Pogues. It's different.

Me too! The best Xmas song!

Love it
that and slade

Love it. Unfortunately it's narrowly beaten by Wizzard into second place.

I like most of the 70s/80s Christmas songs. it's definitely one of my favourites but pipped to the post by Greg Lake and Chris de Burgh.

My DD thought that the line in Driving Home for Christmas was "top and tail with ear wax"!!😁

I thought that like was metaphorical but my husband thinks the song is actually about vampires?!

I’m really not keen on it , my favourite Christmas song is ” step
into christmas”.

Hahaha. What is it for real? I never know.

Me too - definitely my favourite. I’ve been known to loiter in shops just to listen to it if it comes on the radio! 😂

Hate it. I hate Stop the Cavalry too