Video Fridays: Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues' Fairtytale of New York

One of WOW's favorite Christmas songs is "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, so I wanted to put this up as our Friday video feature, since 'tis the season! In researching the links, I discovered that next week actually marks the eighth anniversary of the death of the English singer-songwriter. She was killed in Cozumel Mexico, vacationing with her family. While scuba diving, a speed boat entered the restricted area, and Kirsty pushed one of her two sons out of the way, saving his life but resulting in her death. The driver of the boat paid a fine the equivalent of ninety U.S. dollars and was released. Since then, her family and friends have pressured the Mexican government to investigate the matter further through their Justice For Kirsty campaign. Part of the campaign is encouraging people to push "Fairytale in New York" to the top of the U.K. Christmas song charts every year, so we'd like to do our part to help. If you liked the song below, consider purchasing a dollar download via the button below.



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