Fairytale of New York (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Fairytale of New York" in English language version.

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allmusic.com

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apple.com

music.apple.com

"TikTok Christmas". Apple Music. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

aria.com.au

"ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
"ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

ariacharts.com.au

"ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

austriancharts.at

"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"Pogues track wins Christmas poll". BBC News. 16 December 2004.
Connor, Alan (21 December 2007). "Smashed Hits: Fairytale of a fairytale". BBC News. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
"Fairytale of a fairytale". BBC News. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
"Radio 1 censors Pogues' Fairytale". BBC News. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
"Radio 1 backs down in Pogues row". BBC News. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
"Pogues track wins Christmas poll". BBC News. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2005.
"Fairytale still the festive pick". BBC News. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2005.
"Angels 'should have topped chart'". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"U2 line tops favourite lyric poll". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

bbc.co.uk

Fairytale of New York, Soul Music. Series 21. BBC website. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
"MacGowan: Fairytale of New York is our Bohemian Rhapsody". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
"Sold On Song Top 100". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"Ultravox's Vienna tops 'number two' poll". BBC News. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

billboard-japan.com

"Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of January 2, 2012". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
"Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of January 13, 2014". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
"Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of January 12, 2015". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
"Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of December 11, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
"Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of January 1, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.

billboard.com

"Jimmy Fallon & Saoirse Ronan Sing the Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York'". Billboard. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
"The Pogues Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

bpi.co.uk

"British single certifications – Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

channel4.com

"100 Greatest Christmas Moments". London: Channel 4. 2004. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

charts.nz

"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Top 40 Singles.

dutchcharts.nl

"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

entertainmentwise.com

Entertainment Wise, 1 November 2005. "The Pogues Re-release 'Fairytale of New York' Archived 29 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment wise. Retrieved 17 November 2005.

ghostarchive.org

Brown, Helen (16 December 2009). "The Pogues' Fairytale of New York". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"Fairytale of New York (feat. Katie Melua) (Live, December, 2005)". Pogues Official. YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

independent.co.uk

"The Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York' voted favourite Christmas song in nationwide poll". The Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2019. The poll is the latest in a number of surveys that has named "Fairytale of New York" the nation's favourite Christmas song.
White, Adam (4 December 2019). "'Fairytale of New York' banned by BBC radio presenter after he called it 'offensive bilge'". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
Taylor, Jerome (19 December 2007). "BBC backs down on plan to censor 'Fairytale of New York'". The Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
Willcock, David (31 December 2012). "Sales of the Pogues' 'Fairytale Of New York' reach 1 million 25 years after release". The Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
Ilana Kaplan (22 December 2017). "'Fairytale of New York': We asked New Yorkers to listen to UK's favourite Christmas song and they were baffled". The Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
O'Connor, Roisin (28 December 2019). "Gavin & Stacey Christmas special: BBC responds to Fairytale of New York controversy". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

independent.ie

Black, Rebecca; Press Association (7 December 2018). "Irish broadcaster will not censor Fairytale Of New York lyric". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
Kelly, Aoife (7 December 2018). "'Not all characters in songs and stories are angels' – Shane MacGowan responds to Fairytale controversy". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
Sweeney, Tanya (4 December 2019). "Fairytale Of New York: Christmas cracker or nasty carol?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

inquirer.com

DeLuca, Dan (14 November 2023). "Every new song from the Eagles' 'A Philly Special Christmas Special' reviewed. As they're released". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

irishcentral.com

O'Doherty, Cahir (7 June 2019). ""Fairytale of New York" is both a classic and encourages homophobia". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

irishcharts.ie

"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fairytale of New York". Irish Singles Chart.

irishmusicdaily.com

"The anti-dote to schmaltzy Christmas videos". Irish Music Daily. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

irishtimes.com

"Fairytale of New York: Horrified fans react to Jon Bon Jovi's new cover". The Irish Times. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

irma.ie

"IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

latimes.com

Brown, August; Exposito, Suzy; Roberts, Randall; Wood, Mikael (21 December 2020). "The worst music of 2020: 10 miserable songs from the miserablest year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

marvel.com

Paige, Rachel (25 November 2022). "Unwrap the Soundtrack in 'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'". Marvel.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

mtv.co.uk

MTV UK: Nation's Favourite Christmas Song Results Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
"Ed Sheeran and Anne-Marie Cover 'Fairytale Of New York'". MTV. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

nme.com

"The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time – 300–201". NME. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"1980s voted the 'best decade for Christmas music' in new poll". NME. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

norwegiancharts.com

"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". VG-lista.

nztop40.co.nz

"New Zealand single certifications – The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

officialcharts.com

Copsey, Rob (19 September 2017). "The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
"Fairytale Of New York becomes the UK's latest million selling single". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
"Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
"End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
"End of Year Singles Chart – 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

pinknews.co.uk

Milton, Josh (19 November 2020). "Arguing about Fairytale of New York and its homophobic slur is Britain's worst festive tradition". PinkNews. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

planetradio.co.uk

"Top 20 Christmas songs of all time revealed". Planet Radio. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

portuguesecharts.com

"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

radiox.co.uk

"The Pogues' Shane MacGowan reacts to Jon Bon Jovi's cover of Fairytale of New York". Radio X. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

rocklistmusic.co.uk

"100 Greatest Songs Of All Time". Q magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

rollingstone.com

Blistein, Jon (13 December 2023). "The Pogues Reissue 'Fairytale of New York' as Charity Single Honoring Shane MacGowan". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

rte.ie

"Fairytale of New York storms to No 1 on Irish charts". RTÉ. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
"The Cranberries' Zombie crowned Ireland's top song by 2fm listeners". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

sky.com

news.sky.com

"Fairytale Of New York: 30 years of the song that stole Christmas". Sky News. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

slate.com

Wilson, Carl (22 December 2020). "The Music Club, 2020". Slate. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

slotop50.si

"SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
"SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

soundonsound.com

Buskin, Richard (December 2008). "Classic Tracks: The Pogues – "Fairytale of New York"". Sound on Sound. pp. 66–73.

spotify.com

open.spotify.com

"TikTok Christmas". Spotify. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

sverigetopplistan.se

"Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
"Veckolista Singlar, vecka 50". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

swedishcharts.com

"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Singles Top 100.

swisscharts.com

"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
"The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

telegraph.co.uk

Brown, Helen (16 December 2009). "The Pogues' Fairytale of New York". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
Perry, Keith (2 December 2023). "Baby boomer station defies woke critics by playing The Pogues' Fairytale of New York in full". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

theguardian.com

Lynskey, Dorian (6 December 2012). "Fairytale of New York: the story behind The Pogues' classic Christmas anthem". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (19 November 2020). "Radio 1 to air censored version of Pogues' Fairytale of New York". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
"Nick Cave accuses BBC of 'mutilating' Fairytale of New York". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

twitter.com

@poguesofficial (19 November 2020). "Fuck off you little herrenvolk shite". Twitter. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

ukchartsplus.co.uk

"Charts Plus Year end 2005" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Charts Plus Year end 2006" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Charts Plus Year end 2007" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Charts Plus Year end 2008" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Charts Plus Year end 2010" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Charts Plus Year end 2011" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Charts Plus Year end 2012" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

variety.com

Willman, Chris (2 January 2021). "Year in Review: The Worst Songs of 2020". Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

vglista.no

"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 52, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 52, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 50, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

web.archive.org

"Fairytale Of New York is true sound of Christmas". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2015
Connor, Alan (21 December 2007). "Smashed Hits: Fairytale of a fairytale". BBC News. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
Entertainment Wise, 1 November 2005. "The Pogues Re-release 'Fairytale of New York' Archived 29 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment wise. Retrieved 17 November 2005.
"100 Greatest Christmas Moments". London: Channel 4. 2004. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
MTV UK: Nation's Favourite Christmas Song Results Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
DaRonco, Mike. "More Betterness! – No Use for a Name | Album". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
"SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
"SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

youtube.com

m.youtube.com

"Fairytale of New York (feat. Katie Melua) (Live, December, 2005)". Pogues Official. YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.