UK TV Advert Song & Music Database
Tesco – Christmas 2011
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 18 Nov 2011 | POSTED ON 16 April 2013
ADVERT CATEGORY: Commissions and Re-Records
- Music Title: Fairytale Of New York
- Artist: N/A
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While other supermarket chains relied on more traditional Yuletide tunes to draw the Christmas crowds, Tesco turned to an orchestrated version of The Pogues’ bittersweet Fairytale Of New York, which, since it was first released in 1987, with the late Kirsty MacColl guesting on vocals, has been regularly hailed as one of the best Christmas songs ever.
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