Chad, rightly, considers "Fairytale of New York" to be one of the greatest holiday anthems of all time.
News have now arrived, via Iceland of course, that the BBC is censoring the song during play.
The problem is Kirsty McCall's "You scumbag, you maggot/You cheap lousy faggot" line. The Beeb now fades Kirsty's voice on that last word.
Offensensitivity folks.
Personally I rather like faggots, especially with lots of onion and gravy chased down with a nice beer. Don't understand what the fuzz is about.
Maybe it is some public school thing.
And mushy peas! Lots of mushy peas!
The Mitre off River Street does a lovely faggot.
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