McGowan to duet with Corrie stars for charity

Shane MacGowan has given his famous Christmas ballad a festive soap-themed makeover to help struggling charities.

The ‘Fairytale of New York’ singer had been rumoured to be filming a cameo for Coronation Street when he was pictured enjoying a drink in The Rovers Return last month.

But yesterday it emerged the Pogues’ frontman is teaming up with a number Corrie stars to belt out a new version of the hit, entitled ‘Fairytale of Weatherfield’.