A BBC radio presenter is calling for the classic Christmas tune Fairytale of New York to be banned from the airwaves, for being an ‘offensive pile of downmarket chav bilge’.
DJ Alex Dyke told his listeners that he was ‘no longer comfortable’ with having the ‘nasty’ Pogues song on his show playlist.
Before he took to the airwaves for his afternoon show on BBC Radio Solent, Alex Dyke had tweeted that he wanted the song banned.
In his rant, he justified his decision to axe the song by saying he was ‘making a stand for the good of the people’.
I hope I’m not going to ruin your Christmas, but I’ve decided that I am no longer comfortable with playing Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.
I think Christmas songs should be about excited children, toys, Christmas trees, snowy streets, ski lodges, reindeer, wrapping paper, Santa, family, peace on earth and love.
I just find the Pogues’ Fairytale of New York a nasty, nasty song.
His rant has angered many fans of the song, which has been hailed as one of the greatest Christmas classics.
@BBCRadioSolent everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's just that some people are wrong. Fairytale of New York is a classic. Ban DJ Alex Dyke instead @MacGowansTeeth
— Greg Swatton (@GrownupMisfit) December 3, 2019
