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Holiday Jam Countdown '09: "Fairytale of New York" by Billy Bragg, The Pogues, Stars, Bob Schneider

Dec 23, 2009 at 4:03 pm

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"Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues (featuring Kirsty MacColl) is my favorite holiday tune, tied with "Christmas Wrapping." I think "Fairytale" encourages the highest-quality covers of any seasonal song too. Evidence below.

Billy Bragg and Florence and the Machine (via Slicing Up Eyeballs):