It's that time of year again....

....and isn%26#39;t this just the best Xmas song....

It was christmas eve babe

In the drunk tank

An old man said to me, won鈥檛 see another one

And then he sang a song

The rare old mountain dew

I turned my face away

And dreamed about you

Got on a lucky one

Came in eighteen to one

I鈥檝e got a feeling

This year鈥檚 for me and you

So happy christmas

I love you baby

I can see a better time

When all our dreams come true

They鈥檝e got cars big as bars

They鈥檝e got rivers of gold

But the wind goes right through you

It鈥檚 no place for the old

When you first took my hand

On a cold christmas eve

You promised me

Broadway was waiting for me

You were handsome

You were pretty

Queen of new york city

When the band finished playing

They howled out for more

Sinatra was swinging,

All the drunks they were singing

We kissed on a corner

Then danced through the night

The boys of the nypd choir

Were singing galway bay

And the bells were ringing out

For christmas day

You鈥檙e a bum

You鈥檙e a punk

You鈥檙e an old slu* on junk

Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed

You scumbag, you maggot

You cheap lousy fag*ot

Happy christmas your arse

I pray God it鈥檚 our last

I could have been someone

Well so could anyone

You took my dreams from me

When I first found you

I kept them with me babe

I put them with my own

Can鈥檛 make it all alone

I鈥檝e built my dreams around you

Merry Christmas to you all!

It's that time of year again....

I%26#39;m sitting here imagining Kirsty and the Pogues singing their hearts out..Thanks Mike, it is a great song.

It's that time of year again....

Mike you are fantastic!!! I heard this on the radio last week and thought %26#39;wish I knew the words, must look them up%26#39; then promptly forgot!

I hope you and your family have a great one :)

Merry xmas to you %26amp; yours Mike. The pogues have just realeased ';Fairy Tale In York'; it may make no 1 in the uk in time for christmas.

Merry xmas to you %26amp; yours Mike. The pogues have just realeased ';Fairy Tale In York'; it may make no 1 in the uk in time for christmas.

Hi Mike,

I have been singing this song all day, heard it on the way to Belfast Christmas shopping and then on the way back, never knew all the words though. Thanks. Going to NYC on Friday, cant wait, will finish my Christmas shopping there! :-) Happy Christmas to you all on this site and a very Happy New Year. Will write a trip report early January. And thanks to everyone for there help.

Programme on BBC3 right now about Fairytale of New York and the Pogues.

Thanks DG just changed channels..only thing is now that we have the lyrics i feel a song breaking out lol.