Pogues track wins Christmas poll
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Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl,  is voted favourite Christmas song in a poll.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Consecutive nominations a first for Sheffield band  Â· Amy Winehouse is joint favourite on 12-strong list
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'You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy f-----' The BBC has censored The Pogues' xmas classic Fairytale of New York lest the lyrics offend homosexuals, the Telegraph reports.â¦
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LONDON (Billboard) - Never mind the hugely anticipated new  releases from U2 and Eminem, the real contest on the U.K. pop  charts during the upcoming holiday season will be among a  multitude of hits packages.
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The much coveted award was given to Scotland&#39;s art-rock band Franz Ferdinand for their 2004 self-titled album. The four-piece was in the top running for the Prize, along with the Streets and the Zutons.
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By Compiled by staff researcher Susan Butler  News from the archives of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram  50 YEARS AGO "Christmas Bells Ring" will be the theme of the holiday party to be held this week at North Scarborough Grange.
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By The, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Dec. 17--The City of Panama City Beach has announced winners of its 2006 Christmas lighting contest.
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The Arctic Monkeys were celebrating Tuesday after the indie rockers from Sheffield received a record seven NME Award nominations, including best album and best track.
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The band Franz Ferdinand of Glasgow, Scotland, has won the annual $35,000 Mercury Music Prize for the best British or Irish music act.
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TRAVIS, Coldplay and The Darkness are being lined up to appear on a new version of Band Aidâs &#39;Do They Know Itâs Christmas?
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Kicking King won the $384,000 King George VI Chase on Sunday by 21/2 lengths despite slicing through the top half of the final fence and contending with a fan who ran on the course dressed as Santa Claus.
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Rock group Snow Patrol sweep the board at the Ireland Music Awards, winning four honours.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S. pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.
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Top-selling bands The Beatles, Oasis, U2 and Westlife go head-to-head in the album charts.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - New songs from Josh Groban and  Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will drive the holiday-themed  soundtrack to "The Polar Express," due Nov. 2 on Reprise/Warner  Bros. Records.
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it made Band Aid 20&#39;s charity single &#39;Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas&#39; available through it&#39;s iTunes Music Store this
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Rather than traditional classics such as Bing Crosby's "White Christmas", Britain's favourite Christmas song is a 1980s festive hit in which a pair of singers exchange mutual insults and tales of drunkenness, a poll said.