How the culture war sees Fairytale of New York
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1987 Christmas song censored on radio over a slur (The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl).
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Why: Seen as split: the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's ballad is the UK's most-played Christmas song of the century. Its slur sparked a row when BBC Radio 1 edited the lyrics: IrishCentral backed the criticism, while The Spectator called the edit an Orwellian rewriting.
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