December 24, 2006

Another Christmas Song: Fairytale of New York

Well here it is almost Christmas. The seemingly endless bombardment of joyful, happy, and syrupy "Christmas" songs is almost over. The mad scramble of shoppers will quieten..for a day or two..then the after Christmas sales will propel them once again , credit cards in hand, onto the streets and into the shops.

People will accumulate debts that will take the lucky ones only a few months to pay off. The unlucky ones are still paying off last Christmas's happy holiday. Some will find themselves out of work because of their shameful antics or brutal honesty on that most dreadful and dangerous of occasions: The Workplace Christmas Party.

Not all Christmas songs, or stories for that matter, are happy ones. Many people will drink themselves into melancholic stupors and recall happier and more promising days. In tribute to those fellow travelers I present this beautiful song.


The Pogues and Kirsty McColl: Fairytale of New York