This remains my favorite Christmas song of all time:
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I have to smile as I listen to Shane and Kirsty harangue each other.
You took my dreams away
When I first found you.
I kept them with me babe.
I put them with my own.
Can't make it all alone --
I built my dreams around you.
And if you love this song and the Pogues as much as I do, perhaps you'll enjoy this documentary of The Story of Fairytale of New York:
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Watching Shane and Kirsty slow dance through the outro tears me up every time.
Watching Shane miss and talk about Kirsty makes me tear up too.
O hai Nick Cave & your commentary. o.O
I love this song even more now, hearing it put together one track at a time. It makes me love Shane, The Pogues and Irish folk (and folk-influenced) music even more.
Makes me want to pull out my penny whistles and practice more.
Happy Christmas. :)