Everyone knows that ‘Fairytale Of New York’ is the best Christmas song ever - so no surprise, perhaps, that it topped VH1’s poll of the best festive tracks. The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl beat the original Band Aid to take the top spot in the poll - and well done VH1 viewers for voting correctly. Though Band Aid 20, Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ and East 17’s ‘Stay Another Day’ (what exactly is it about that song, other than the snow in the video, that makes it Christmassy?) also appear in the top ten, so let’s not give too much kudos to the VH1 faithful.
The top ten runs as follows:
1. The Pogues / Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
2. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
3. Wham! - Last Christmas
4. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
5. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
6. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas is You
7. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
8. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
9. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
10. East 17 - Stay Another Day