"\"Fairytale of New York\" is a Christmas song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and first released as a single on 23 November 1987 by their band The Pogues, featuring singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals. The song was written as a duet, with the Pogues' singer MacGowan taking the role of the male character and MacColl the female character."@en . . . . . . . "Platinum (BPI)" . . . . . . "Fairytale of New York"@en . . . "1987-11-23Z"^^ . . "273.0"^^ . .