First Sinead, now Shane. Rough year for Ireland. RIP tortured souls. 

RIP Shane. You've provided many a grand Christmas singalong in my family. Hoping you and Kirsty are singing along somewhere right now  

RIP you fucking rascal.

RIP Kirsty,  taken from us way to soon

This (brilliant) song is not from "hell's ditch" but from "if I should fall from grace with god". 

Best
Christmas
Song
EVER  

ny city by ~dechobek
Dimitar Variysky  ©2010-2011 ~dechobek

ny city

Why hasn't this been played forever, it's on the top rated RP tracks... would like to hear it.

This was orginally envisioned as a duet between Shane and 'Cáit' O'Riordan, the old bass player.

How in the name of all that's holy can they get away with NOT putting "Lorca's Novena" on the playlist?

The video (Real Player link)

Just the best!

Can't BELIEVE that there are people out there who have not heard this one!! Your lives have not been complete! Happy Christmas all!

nice one

Hadn't heard this one. BRAVO!!!

discochuck wrote: Yes

I believe this single was re-released today. Profits are going to the Justice for Kirsty campaign.

Positively on of the best Christmas (or non-christmas, for that matter) songs ever.

MORE! I ALWAYS MISS IT!!!!

Encore...encore

It doesn't get much better than this - Christmas song or not :-) Fantastic.

By the way, that's Kirsty MacColl singing with Shane.

n4ku wrote: VERY NICE!

Probably the only Christmas tune I'll be giving the 'Godlike' rating to. A perfect 10.

It just doesn't get any better than this. Bless you, Shane.

Never heard this one before, but I love it.

It was christmas eve babe in the drunk tank an old man said to me won`t see another one but then they sang a son the rare old mountain dew I turned my face away and dreamed about you Got on a lucky one came in eighteen to one I've got a feeling this year's for me and you so happy christmas I love you baby I can see another one where all our dreams come true. They got cars big as bars they got rivers of gold but the wind goes right through you it's no place for the old when you first took my hand on a cold christmas day you promised me broadway was waiting for me You're handsome you're pretty queen of new york city when the band finished playing they hold out from more Sinatra was swinging all the drunks they were singing we kissed on a corner and danced through the night. And the boys from the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay and the bells were ringing out for christmas day. You're a bum you're a punk you're an old slut on junk lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed You scambag you maggot you cheap lousy fagott happy christmas you arse I pray god it's our last. And the boys of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay and the bells were ringing out for christmas day. I could have been someone well so can everyone you took my dreams from me when I first found you I took them with me babe I put them with my own can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you And the boys of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay and the bells were ringing out for christmas day.

ce wrote: Shane: I could have been someone... Kirsty: Well, so could anyone! Agreed! Now play it already, the silly season is nigh! :)

At first glance this might seem just another mindlessly happy chrismas song, but it's got some really in-your-F'ing-face lyrics (just in case you hadn't noticed yet): Best Christmas song EVER! Or at least the most refreshing.