Did someone in Scunthorpe district buy one millionth copy of The Pogues Christmas classic?
Someone in the Scunthorpe area recently inspired to buy hit festive tune Fairytale of New York may have unwittingly snapped up the one millionth copy.
Thisisscunthorpe.co.uk and the Scunthorpe Telegraph recently ran a story in which reporter Nick Cole looked back to when The Pogues performed this song during a gig at the Scunthorpe Baths Hall in the late 1980s.
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Shane and The Pogues playing the old Baths Hall in Scunthorpe
Today it was revealed by the Official Charts Company that Fairytale of New York - featuring Kirsty MacColl - has reached the one million mark after 25 years.
It is the 126th single to top one million sales in the UK.
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Did you buy a copy after reading the nostalgic story about the Irish band coming to town?
Read the report about Shane MacGowan and The Pogues at Scunthorpe Baths
Comments
by Pizik
Tuesday, January 01 2013, 8:33PM
“And the award for Most Pointless ST Article of 2013 goes to......
At least I really hope so.”