News Desk13th December 202011th April 2021Fairytale of New York, 2020 and still as problematic as everIt’s December 2020, and whilst there is some good news in the air surrounding three potential COVID vaccines, and yet, the age-old Continue Reading
News Desk19th November 202011th April 2021BBC Radio 1 commits to not playing Fairytale of New York with THE homophobic slurAbout time too.
News Desk28th December 201911th April 2021Here’s why Fairytale of New York needs to changeIf someone tells you that a word is offensive, don’t argue just accept it. A parody account of actor Tim Curry has Continue Reading
Jake Hook23rd December 201923rd December 2019Jane McDonald praised for changing homophobic lyric in Fairytale Of New YorkBravo that woman. Entertainer Jane McDonald has been praised by fans who went to watch her Christmas show for changing the problematic Continue Reading
News Desk15th December 201811th April 2021Students singing ‘fagg*t’ from Fairytale Of New York is disturbingAÂ video of students at a Birmingham university singing along to 'Fairytale of New York', but only knowing the lines including the homophobic slur "faggot" has gone viral.
News Desk30th November 201811th April 2021‘Homophobic’ Christmas song crowned greatest festive hit everThe Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” has been crowned the best Christmas song of all time. Topping Mariah’s “All I Want For Continue Reading
News Desk19th December 201711th April 2021Should the word “faggot” be removed from Fairytale of New York?And the bells are ringing out… Every year it becomes a talking point amongst some in the gay community, but are the Continue Reading