Shane MacGowan, who rose to national fame after co-founding The Pogues in 1982, was also born on Christmas Day in 1957, to Irish parents who raised him in Kent, England. He died on 30 November last ...

Conor Sharkey The Pogues in a post-Shane MacGowan era – could it work? Would it work? In front of a jam packed 3Arena the ...

The festive season is upon us once again, but many households across the country have been blasting Christmas music since the start of November, if not earlier.

Victoria Mary Clarke was married to The Pogues frontman for more than 30 years. Despite Shane MacGowan's death last year, she ...

Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, died at the age of 65. Fairytale of New York, his most famous song, is a Christmas ...

Musician Annie Lennox turns 70 and musician John Edwards turns 80, among the famous birthdays for December 25.

December: the month of wreaths on the doors, presents under the tree and arguments over a song in the corner of a pub ...

Many Christmas songs brightly celebrate the season but lots touch on sadder themes. Here are 7 songs about loneliness, loss, ...

Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the show’s final episode of 2024, where he performed a cover of The Pogues’ ...

The Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan reportedly left a significant fortune of £4million following his death in November 2023 ...

There is no Christmas song more controversial than The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York," and now, Hozier's done a take on it.

Controversy has surrounded the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" for decades, and songwriter Shane MacGowan said that was the ...