How Shane MacGowan, the Pogues turned 'Fairytale of New York' into holiday classic
"It’s our ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,'" said Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan — who died Thursday — about his band's holiday classic "Fairytale of New York."
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"It’s our ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,'" said Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan — who died Thursday — about his band's holiday classic "Fairytale of New York."
While a cause of death has yet to be released, the singer-songwriter had been hospitalized for months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in 2022.
Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of "Celtic Punk" band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad "Fairytale of New York," died Thursday.
The Irish musician had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022.
Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of "Celtic Punk" band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad "Fairytale of New York," died Thursday.