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BBC radio DJ bans Fairytale Of New York because its lyrics are ‘nasty’

They think it's not a family song...

The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York has been consistently voted as the nation’s favourite Christmas song.

But one BBC radio DJ has banned the chart-topper because the song’s lyrics are ‘nasty’.

Pogues Fairytale of new york
The song was originally released in 1987 (Credit: The Pogues/YouTube)
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DJ Alex Dyke of BBC Radio Solent stunned his listeners when he argued that the song – featuring the late Kirsty MacColl and originally released in 1987 – shared his opinions via a tweet, which has since been deleted.

Is this what we want our kids singing in the back of the car?

Alex argued: “‘’

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Nancy Brown
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