Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill Perform "Fairytale of New York" at Shane MacGowan's Funeral

[@PaddySlattery]

It's so refreshing hearing those honest lyrics inside a church. Glen deserves more credit than he gets, and Lisa is just great. Absolute treasures. Mighty send-off by everyone. Shane would be raising a glass to this tribute.

[@bikeb4ndit761]

Dead right pal

[@richardrybinski2320]

She changed a lyric but it was a fabulous sendoff.

[@joekelly9960]

❤

[@CaseysRepository]

​@@richardrybinski2320which was that? She did say the "controversial" part anyway

[@AlainnCorcaigh]

​@@richardrybinski2320no she didn't

[@deepfiix]

That is the most beautiful send off I have ever seen. Shane definitely heard that! We will be singing his songs forever.

[@brianconneely5920]

Us Irish do send offs unlike any other nation. We celibrate the deads life and morn them thouroghly

[@nickklager1638]

Shane cannot hear this. Cause he´s dead. Unfortunately. Greets from Hannover.

[@HBD1980]

@@nickklager1638 Now I understand why Germans don't do beautiful funerals. You should learn from the Irish.

[@maxm6931]

We do, just not in Hannover I guess.

[@annelieserauter9837]

❤

[@mauromelluso2399]

This is not a funeral or memorial, this is a celebration of life... Beautiful version of this classic... Rip Mr Shane MacGowan

[@tdavani]

This is best way to celebrate someone's life. RIP irishman

[@brodogoks2526]

Shane’s wife jumping over the pews to dance and his sister also. What a sight.

[@pennini89]

3 months later, I'm still here crying for the final dance. One of the most beautiful and spontaneous moments I've ever seen...❤

[@erikruthner297]

This is so heartwarming in someway..it fills my eyes with tears but with a smile. Hope my funeral someday will be like this 😃 hope you where there Shane and watched everyone celebrating your life

[@nittany272]

This is how I want to go. No tears, no fears, just laughter and dancing in the aisles with lots of music. RIP Shane ❤️

[@ritadonnelly8820]

so well said lovely rip Shane ❤❤❤

[@henrik5761]

The music is sad. Fantastic, but sad.

[@pouchcomics]

Lovely to see the great John Sheehan on tin whistle! What a performance and let’s be honest, nobody does a send off like the Irish!! Rest easy Shane, thanks for the music and the memories!! 🇮🇪🥃💚

[@paulharrison9030]

Just what I was about to say. Lovely to see John Sheehan

[@1401minstrel]

Yes, it was! It would be great to have a list of all the musicians who played that day.

[@kathrynoreilly6064]

Great version of a great song

[@pennytyson4358]

Fantastic

[@fluffymacfly3405]

Are they dubliners?

[@brianclarke61993]

Shane and Kirsty are finally together again, and the Fairytale of New York is completed, I hope Shane is at peace now

[@coreybingham8299]

An American here. Lived in Ireland for a couple years back in the early 2000s. This is the most beautiful encapsulation of the Irish people. What a wonderful country. What wonderful people. RIP Shane McGowan.

[@Aornis1973]

Fellow American who also lived in Ireland. Totally agree. The Irish are the loveliest people. Beautiful country.

[@ruthblanchard7468]

Can't beat an Irish Funeral, am so proud of my Irish heritage, ❤.

[@nicolawoods2886]

You really can't 💚 both my grandparents had Danny boy played ❤ irish music and Gunness 💚

[@extraslayar4585]

My grandma is a black sheep of the family. We have a lot of Irish heritage on her side and my grandpa (her husbands). When my Great uncle (born in Ireland) passed she tried to control it and have a classical American funeral. She also didn't realize there was a bar right across the street from the church. Lets say the family went to the bar and left her pretty much alone (some stayed and others checked in) in the church and the rest that could went to the bar and had a proper Irish send-off.

[@howlsatdesertmoon9840]

Joy is the daughter of grief

[@walluvalkama3927]

I'm crying tears of happiness to see how much love there is in that room. You lost two great ones this year, my condolances from Finland. We all were very blessed to have both Shane and Sinead. You could say we had sort of a counterpart of finnish rock go away 15 years ago and he had a irish song about some irish musiciands he sang, drank and played for a night or two in which he stated (poeted) that they sang about that the small nations strenght lies in it's arts and hearts. This is very evident looking at this wonderful service tonight. Peace and love from Helsinki. Shane was much loved here too.

[@bergannon6585]

Beautiful tribute. We lost 3 of our great poet's, song writer's and singers this year. Christie, Sinead and now Shane. ❤

[@Eversti_Sandels]

RIP Juice Leskinen & Shane MacGowan

[@Angelof236]

Funny that, 30 years from now your Xmas song will be the rare old mountain dew. Love ya shane :)

[@SaaranKumcuk]

Imagine people dancing at your funeral and all the reason is love.

[@seanmahoney2755]

If dis is the funeral, i can’t imagine the wake.

[@DarkHorse-bp3xf]

This is the way a funeral should be!

[@davidfrancis5047]

THAT! is how you do a funeral!

[@rileymeese]

Absolutely!

[@carlosalvarez4318]

Amazing....you have to listen the Spanish versión of this song...Iván Ferreiro and other spanish singers song "Fairy Tale in Madrid", this november...

[@Thomaseron2]

The amount of love in that church is more than enough to leak through the screen.

[@Twistedseizure.]

If this dosent happen at my funeral, don't turn up! Simply magnificent

[@frankthornton589]

Brilliant

[@Frame-313]

Make this number ONE 2023 For Shane and Kirsty

[@edward8597]

These tears on my face have at least five different reasons to be there.

[@joe56474]

Nearly perfect rendition! I love that they kept the lyrics just as Shane wrote them. Just as they're supposed to be.

[@John-lp5xh]

She said Braggard

[@hammill444]

She changed the lyrics. Very disappointing

[@seamusbyrne5350]

@@John-lp5xh, no she didn’t.

[@kittymaher9395]

Beautiful version, ❤ , I was lucky enough to be in the church for this sad wonderful mass / concert, unforgettable ❤❤❤ Rip Shane ❤ ❤️❤️

[@robertburns3087]

You're the lucky one, Kitty, love the song and love you baby, happy Christmas

[@fluffymacfly3405]

Absolutely emotional brilliant send off. Who else is with glen

[@janiceN4Nugs]

Glen and Lisa did Shane proud

[@ScotStephenso]

It’s been a year without you and we will be singing this for years

[@SunnybraeCroft]

What a send off, Christmas is not Christmas until this tune plays

[@di942842]

Why am I crying? Being Asian, I have never heard of Shane or the Pogues. but here I am crying all the same.

[@boneytony5041]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Shane McGowan and the Pogues. A great depth of music to explore.

[@di942842]

I was just watching Jimmy Fallon clips. I stumbled upon Jimmy and Saoirse singing Fairytale of New York and here I am watching videos of Shane's funeral and bawling my eyes out.

[@joliecide]

You're missing out. Listen to the Pogues albums.

[@mrnosebear7406]

RiP Shane MacGowan. Thanks for you passion and love for music.

[@bearknuckles100]

Hats off to the Father who did the service. Pure class and respect to a great fellow Irishman. Well done Father. Your speach and sermon were amazing. Thank You.

[@Birdtoes]

Absolutely!❤

[@wetfart1387able]

Speech*

[@stuartfoster2004]

Apart from him not being an Irishman

[@gmack6459]

There won't be many funerals like that 👏👏❤

[@bearknuckles100]

That is because there are no other Shanes.

[@Johnny-fc8ji]

Every funeral in Ireland is like that mate.A celebrated life.

[@WinstonKillDeath]

There won’t be another one.

[@christianefiorito3204]

There are not many men like him.

[@DeirdreCatherineDoyle-q6m]

There will be we our Irish after all

[@BettyPharr-o7n]

So wonderful to see dancing at Shane's MacGowen's Funeral. A celebration of his precious life.

[@auditor05]

If I can’t go out like this…. I’d rather not go. 🫡

[@1gnore_me.]

seeing his wife smiling and dancing to the song ... just goes to show how powerful his music was.

[@mariobenkovic4095]

I'm singing,smiling,and crying in same time.

[@blackyschwarz228]

I am 100% sure that Shane sit on his cloud and watching this and was happy, best salute for someone if people dance to your music on your funeral! R.I.P. legend!

[@earthlingification]

Yeah with a pint in his hand

[@kittymaher9395]

Me to

[@roncatton7101]

He would have been, and no doubt is very proud of this rendition of one of the greatest xmas songs of all time that he himself and Kisty left us all with.. RIP legend and thank you!

[@hobbes4583]

Maybe that's why he left in the holiday season.😢

[@swham1]

Could you imagine writing such an amazing song?

[@philpants44]

you should watch the story of fairy tale of new york i watch it every year. very interesting

[@RuthDavidson-g1c]

Now that's a funeral! The perfect celebration of life 🎉❤

[@carlrayson3104]

First time that I have seen people dancing inside a church at a funeral. Loved it. RIP Shane and condolences to all who loved him.

[@marefreed4140]

I don't cry often, but the dancing got me. What a beautiful send-off.

[@pennini89]

me too, the dance broke me

[@PlymouthActivist4Justice]

Beautiful version. Glen and Lisa do a fantastic job with this.

[@aussietramp]

Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill Stunning performance :(

[@sarahl398]

Your having a laugh?

[@ronanmcadam7251]

Thanks for putting this online 😢

[@keithdonoghue4596]

R.I.P Shane always remember in Irish hearts

[@ukulabukula8843]

Not only in irish hearts.... .in everybodys heart😢

[@antbarsports]

Very emotional, exciting to see how they sing and dance, I cry while I see it, I have grown up in Spain listening to their songs, their Irish folk! Regards from Spain. Antonio

[@micknphillivevids2033]

THIS!!

[@samisticlife]

Because they see it as a celebration to life

[@maxhr1749]

Shane & Kirsty are singing together somewhere along with them! ❤️

[@Svolkivar]

This really made me cry. I hope Shane heard it

[@iansimon2750]

Watched Shane MacGowans Funeral shed a lot of tears and laffed a lot too this is the kind of send off that I want RIP Shane

[@MusicAdmirer]

The Irish and their great tradition of folksongs, ballads etc...

[@Fizzure3000]

I love that people are dancing

[@karllux-d6g]

He had a King's funeral and we all know he more than earned it, in lack of a better verb. Ireland and her Church setting an example of dedication to a people's Prince of Irish Popular Culture. It's been 39 years since I first listened to the Pogues. Hail and fare safe Shane MacGowan. Celtic Soul Cousins in Pt.

[@simonpilk]

The poor lad at 2:53 was obviously struggling and it was great that Glen stepped in to add some vocal and ‘rescue’ things a bit. The lad gave him a squeeze on his shoulder in thanks after the great performance was over.

[@StLProgressive]

Now that is an awesome send off. Love that people started dancing. Shane would’ve loved it. RIP, Shane, and Kristy. This song has always made me cry, now it does so even more. 💚🙏🏻🍀

[@lolah3838]

Same. And then I realized some of the dancers were Shane's wife and sister and I bawled even harder.

[@robertmccall8666]

One of the best Christmas songs ever ... Shane was a true man ... He had his demons but anyone who met him loved him he was just Shane. Imagine he's singing this song with Kristy in heaven and enjoying a pint.

[@diraneumann]

Sie feiern das Leben, Shane wäre stolz !!!

[@spicyskyraisin7745]

What a tribute! What an honour! What a legend. RIP Shane.

[@Banquet42]

RIP Shane, thank you, hope everyone is well this Christmas.

[@ピーター-z5h]

What a brilliant funeral! Rest in peace, my star. Arigato from Japan.

[@ellenpeppler2924]

Only the Irish send their beloved off with such celebration. May the Road Rise to Meet you Shane ❤

[@darcyrossiter]

I have a rule that I don't listen to Christmas music until December 1st. The KZbin algo served this up to me last night (Dec 1st) and I have already watched it a dozen times. The joy in that church celebrating Shane's music and life is amazing. Glen, Lisa, The Pogues and everyone there gave him the best send off.

[@rosariafernandes564]

Thank you SHANE 🥺👏👏🎸🤍 love you. PORTUGAL

[@PatrickCoady-ud7mg]

Wow that was the most amazing womans voice

[@prangbro]

Yeah, she’s incredible. Check out her stuff it’s great - she does a great cover of Lullaby of London

[@JF-kv1gm]

Discovered her on Guy Garvey's radio show on Radio 6 music.

[@danwilson9165]

Lisa O'Neil One of Ireland's best contemporary musicians. She released an incredible album this year.

[@GarrFagen-gr7xt]

Yes. Not exactly the in your face name brand recognition of Taylor what'shername, in the WarriorPrincess pole-dancing outfit, 21 tour-bus entourage, from planet warming show to planet warming show, but whatever. Oh, the mighty buck. I prefer Lisa O'Neil at a house concert !

[@karlpatchell3678]

The best people to pay tribute

[@drhambone1598]

Rest easy, Shane. we love you!

[@SickBoy99a]

So beautiful. People were dancing. Shane would be happy.

[@paulinemccabe6664]

Brilliant musicians,well done anyone.Proud to be lrish.Great send off.

[@aislingsibeallyons3416]

Beautiful Irish funeral rest in peace Shane ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@neilscott3622]

Wonder how many are still at the wake,would be a shame to end it now with Christmas only 2 weeks away. RIP Shane,legend

[@kevcox5585]

Glen Hansard amazing vocals, so gritty, same with Lisa, caught the feeling of the late Kirsty perfectly and The Pogues playing it right infront of Shane one final time. Absolutely incredible. So moved, this Christmas song he wrote about drunken lovers falling in and out of love will stand the test of time in 100 years while all other Christmas pop songs we consider classics today will fall by the wayside. You've got to love the Irish, they know how to commit to a proper send off! Sleep well Shane.

[@jin1919lee]

Perhaps the greatest farewell for Shane as he rest in peace❤❤❤❤

[@niazpetkar53]

R.I.P Shane, Sinead And Kirsty. Having A Pint Of Guinness And Singing With The Angels 🎤🎶🎻 ☘️🇮🇪🍺🥃

[@drhambone1598]

Slainte! 🍻

[@MrMonikerjay]

Bless the Irish. So full of life and song. What a beautiful send off to a wonderful songwriter.

[@galaxykai]

Like many before me, he certainly enjoyed it, cursing and laughing, with a whiskey in his hand on his way into the light…

[@joesimmons8285]

Music runs through the blood and hearts of the Irish Isles and her Kin 💚

[@goranspizza2629]

Who does not cry seeing this? What a performance!

[@jimbanda]

Nice to hear Lisa sing something different, she kills it . ❤

[@ianyoung7077]

She was sensational. One of the most emotion-driven performances I've ever heard.

[@conordorrian1652]

Lisa was perfect......rip Shane

[@93Jubilee]

I miss Kristi!@@conordorrian1652

[@michaelmacdonald7702]

This is so F-ing beautiful! Can not imagine a more fitting tribute

[@annkavanagh8110]

Only in my beautiful country Ireland 🇮🇪 what a send of for Shane !slan lath r.i.p

[@joliecide]

The most awesome funeral of all time.

[@brigittebouman-mengering1497]

The one and only real funeral...Like Shane was ever real....❤.

[@rossybricky1367]

I didn’t think this classic could be bettered, well done Glenn and Lisa and the old boys of the Dubliners and all you’ve done Shane proud. I love watching this version, fantastic !!

[@Swaggycat_yt]

Now thats a celebration of life! RIP Shane. Heaven holds the faithfully departed.

[@markcliffe7]

That genuinely brought tears to my eyes

[@Mummerlife]

If this isn't the definition of beautiful then absolutely nothing is beautiful!!!

[@glasshalffull8471]

A celebration of a life lived to the full, Shane McGowan did become someone, his songs will live on.

[@TyrionCypher]

This is the perfect example of what makes folk music folk music. There’s no perfect production, there are the odd notes here and there, but it’s real! It is overflowing with emotion, heart and passion. This some of the best music I’ve ever heard.

[@janewatson5388]

My all time favourite Xmas song 🎵 What a beautiful send off to Shane, celebrating his life, in Gods keeping now, no more suffering! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@netkongen]

Little beautiful Lisa O'Neill with her strong voice.

[@ulisesmavridis]

Rest In Peace Shane McGowan. Thank you for your music and what you've given us! Fly high!

[@jasonlynch9407]

RIP Shane 😘

[@dgreen659]

A very wonderful and amazing funeral. Lisa did a wonderful job singing this song.

[@pikehead1]

Goodbye Shane my lad , a legend ❤

[@pennytyson4358]

That’s the best funeral service I ever seen!!!!

[@jbsamakis]

The healing power of music

[@philruane5910]

I knew in 1985 in London, i found my tribe. I was 19, away from my irish family in st helens. A lovely whipps cross hospital irish nurse introduced me to em.

[@raythompson1720]

Wow, what a send off, and a celebration of a life lived to the limit

[@MatthewTolanNZ]

The session after this funeral must have really been something. RIP Shane

[@BestUserNameUK]

Mighty!

[@sharonbland9061]

This is what funerals should be like. Not doom and gloom. Well done everyone a brilliant send off ❤❤❤

[@mikebronny1356]

A great song at such a sad occasion. Saw the Pogues live in 1986 In Munich, Amazing show.