Brave, daft, or why did they bother. Take your pick. Hozier and Jessie Buckley have cut their own “Fairytale of New York,” and it’s out Friday, November 13.
Hozier broke the news on Instagram on Monday with a studio clip of them working through the sheet music and harmonies: “Fairytale of New York with Jessie Buckley is coming out this Friday! Presave now.” The duet is released the same day as 20th Century Paddy: The Songs of Shane MacGowan, the tribute with U2, Springsteen, Tom Waits and The Pogues themselves.
Buckley, the Killarney actor who started out singing on the BBC, hasn’t released music since her 2022 album with Bernard Butler. Hozier has form, singing it on SNL’s 2024 Christmas special. Big boots: Shane and Kirsty MacColl’s original topped the Irish chart in 1987 and again the week of his funeral in 2023. I’m most curious to know if it will be ‘radio friendly’.
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