IS FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK A GUARANTEED CROWD-PLEASER?
It’s just become one of those songs! It’s really entered the public domain, and it’s no longer ours I guess. That’s fine, it’s great. We’ll be performing with Ella Finer who’s been doing it for the past few years, she’s Jem’s eldest. IF YOU WERE GOING TO DO ANOTHER CHRISTMAS SONG WHAT WOULD IT BE? Personally, I always like 2000 Miles by The Pretenders, which always seems to get overlooked when it comes to Christmas lists. But I can’t speak for the others. Shane might like to do Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer, I don’t know. DOES IT ANNOY YOU THAT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THE CHRISTMAS NO 1 HAS BEEN THE X FACTOR WINNER? Not really. The real shame is that Fairytale Of New York didn’t go to No 1 when it should have done, well not a shame that’s just the way it is. With all due respect to X Factor, Fairytale is going to be something that will be around for many years. By and large X Factor and that kind of stuff tends to be pretty disposable. HOW DOES TOURING NOW COMPARE NOW TO THE OLD DAYS?
