fairy tale

"Fairytale of New York," The Pogues
I once brought up the idea of doing a show of nothing but sad Christmas songs with my band. We never did it, but this was the song suggested by our drummer. It starts out, "It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank; an old man said to me, 'Won't see another one,'" ... and it goes downhill from there. Wikipedia says it has become "a festive classic" in Great Britain and "is frequently voted the Number One Best Christmas song of all time in various television, radio and magazine related polls in the U.K." Huh. Those Brits love their sad drinking songs, I guess.
Most heart-wrenching moment: I don't know if heart-wrenching is the right word, but Shane McGowan and Kirsty MacColl certainly make their point when they sing, "You're a bum; you're a punk; you're an old slut on junk; lying there, almost dead, on a drip in that