<P> `` Fairytale of New York '' is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and first released as a single on 23 November 1987 by their band The Pogues , featuring singer - songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals . The song was written as a duet , with the Pogues ' singer MacGowan taking the role of the male character and MacColl the female character . It is an Irish folk - style ballad , and featured on The Pogues ' 1988 album If I Should Fall from Grace with God . </P>
<P> `` Fairytale of New York '' is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and first released as a single on 23 November 1987 by their band The Pogues , featuring singer - songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals . The song was written as a duet , with the Pogues ' singer MacGowan taking the role of the male character and MacColl the female character . It is an Irish folk - style ballad , and featured on The Pogues ' 1988 album If I Should Fall from Grace with God . </P>
when was the song fairytale of new york released
when was the song fairytale of new york released
23 November 1987
23 November 1987