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Inside the heartbreaking death of Fairytale of New York singer Kirsty MacColl
Christmas, Fairytale of New York continues to hold major cultural significance.With Shane McGowan's slurring form of singing and Kirsty MacColl's raspy vocals, the 1987 song arguably remains the nation's best-loved Christmas song.But Kirsty, who duetted with The Pogues on the famous track, never got to truly see the global impact of the song.In 2000, tragedy struck when she died in a horror incident.The British singer, who was 41 at the time, was holidaying in Mexico with her two sons, James and Louis, and her partner James Knight.Kirsty had been in the studio for a year and half prior to the trip working on new music, so the vacation was to act as a period of relaxation for herself and her family.The singer and her family had been enjoying
