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’.
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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?
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