Billy Bragg sang New England, which had become one of ... there were some fragments of my life that have been imbued by Kirsty MacColl.' Her mother Jean MacColl told the congregation that she ...

Including such hits as A New England, Days, and Fairytale of New York, her classic Christmas collaboration with the Pogues.

Kirsty MacColl also secured a festive legacy, duetting with The Pogues on their 1987 song Fairytale of New York, which originally peaked at Number 2 that Christmas, and since 2005 has made an ...