‘New York’s Fairytale:’ The Poggies Original will not be aired on BBC Radio 1


The song, first released in 1987 by The Pogs and singer Kristim Coll, is one of the most popular Christmas songs in the United Kingdom.

The BBC said on Thursday that the original version of the song would not be played on Radio 1 this holiday season, which, according to the latest figures released by the broadcaster, attracts an audience of around 10 million listeners weekly.

An edited version of the song that does not contain offensive lyrics will be played instead.

However, other BBC radio stations will be allowed to broadcast the original version.

“We know the song is considered a Christmas classic and we will continue to do so this year, our radio stations have chosen the version of the most relevant song for their audience,” the BBC said in a statement. The original track will still be played on Radio 2, the BBC reported, while the DJ of Radio 6 Music can choose between two versions.

He declined to comment on the record when asked by the BBC to explain its decision-making process. But the broadcaster reported on its own website that Radio 1 “decided that young listeners who were unfamiliar with the track would be able to find some words quite directly and were not what they expected to hear on the broadcast.”

Radio 1 has a smaller target audience than some other stations, including Radio 2 and Radio 6.

“New York’s Fairytale” envisions an argument between a drunk and a drug addict on Christmas Eve, and includes “sl * t” and “f * gg * t.” Words included. The songs were censored by the BBC in 2007 but the course ended after broadcaster listeners criticized the decision.
This is a picture of Shane Mg Kagowa performing with Gucci McColl, who died in a boating accident at the age of 51.

Shane M G Kagowa led Poggs, while M of Kakol, who died in a boating accident in 2000 at the age of 41, was featured on the track.

The 62-year-old M Kagowa previously defended the song “Fairytale of New York.”

He told Ireland’s “The Late Late Show” in 2019 that his goal was to create an “authentic” character within the song and that “not all characters in the songs and stories are angels.”

The song has long been a source of controversy. Student news publication The Tab published an article in 2018 urging people to stop singing with “homophobic sl. R.”

The debate resumed in 2019 when the BBC aired a Christmas special on the show “Gavin and Stacey”, during which the two characters sang a duet of the original song, which drew criticism on social media.

CBNA has contacted McGowan representatives to comment on the BBC’s recent decision.

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