Your favourite Christmas song is ... Fairytale of New York

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A post on our Facebook page asked what your favourite Christmas song is and The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl classic Fairytale of New York came out a resounding winner.

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Poguesplaceholder image
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues

In the UK, Fairytale of New York is the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century. It is frequently cited as the best Christmas song of all time in various television, radio and magazine related polls in the UK and Ireland including the UK television special on ITV in December 2012 where it was voted The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song.

Some of your other favourites included Wham's Last Christmas and Band Aid's 1984 hit Do They Know It's Christmas.

So now we know your favourite film - Home Alone - and your favourite song.

What can we ask you next? Keep your eye on our Facebook page for more festive questions in the build-up to the big day.

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