Louise O'Neill: Fairytale of New York - 'every time I hear the opening chords my teeth grit'

"The conversation around ‘censorship’ that comes up about Fairytale every year is tedious."

Picture: Miki Barlok

One of the first ever interactions I had with my boyfriend was at the beginning of the Christmas season in 2017. 

I had tweeted about my dislike of Fairytale of New York and he’d disagreed, calling it a classic. Mine was the controversial opinion because objectively, Fairytale is a great song.