25 years ago, Fairytale of New York was released. It's not only one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time, but one of the greatest songs of all time (made my Top Fitty, bitches!) Here's the story of it (AND a recording of the demo!)
A stable perception was never reachable as to whether Shane was a genius or a fucking idiot." There is the public image of MacGowan as a wayward alcoholic with a bombsite of a mouth and a wheezing ghost of a laugh. Then there is the clever, diligent craftsman who sweated for two years to make Fairytale of New York perfect.
There is no greater curl-up-with-a-bottle-of-whiskey-because-its-snowing-outside moment in the world.
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