Topix — All cultures begin with a story, and on St. Patrick's Day, we remember the tale of a holy man leading the snakes out of Ireland. more info

ContactMusic — Irish rockers The Pogues have banned British comedian Michael Mcintyre from mocking their hit song Fairytale Of New York in his stand-up routine The bands tune hits the airwaves every festive season and MCIntyre incorporated the track into his Christ... more info

Song, by Toad — My parents introduced me to The Clash and the Dead Kennedys, but I would nevertheless say that I think they probably hate punk.  They listened to The Pogues play London Calling with Joe Strummer and weren’t happy with the amount of guitar-botherin... more info

Guardian Music — Every December records sell, kerching kerching, but do the artists live happily ever after?In Nick Hornby's novel About A Boy, Will Freeman never has to work again after writing a huge Christmas hit. Every December records sell, kerching kerching, ra... more info

Guardian Music — Top Of The Pops 2: Christmas Special | Rick Stein's Spanish Christmas | Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder | Great Movie Mistakes: Not In 3D | The Art Of The Night | The CafeTop Of The Pops 2: Christmas Special7.30pm, BBC2Are you, in the words of Sir Noddy... more info

Guardian Music — Shane and Kirsty, Justin and Mariah, Benton the dog – they've all tried to capture the spirit of Christmas. But who does it best? Jude Rogers finds out with our panel of judgesLast month the Reverend Dr Giles Fraser resigned from St Paul's Cathedr... more info

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ContactMusic — THE POGUES FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK is Britains most played Christmas song of the century The festive track featuring late British singer Kirsty MacColl has dominated radio TV and the internet over the holiday season in the U K since 2000 The so... more info

Here Comes The Flood — When Boston folk rockers Kingsley Flood shared live video for Mannequin Man in March and the I Don't Wanna Go Home more info

Guardian Music — Singer moves beyond Pulp to take a 'broad commissioning role' with upmarket publisherHome to 12 Nobel laureates and six Booker prize winners, venerable publisher Faber & Faber is now looking to bring a little Britpop magic to its list after hiring Pu... more info