You have to love the British. Who else would pick something with the lyrics "You scumbag, you maggot/ You cheap lousy faggot/ Happy Christmas your arse/ And thank God it's our last" as their favorite holiday song?

Pogues' Tune Named Top Christmas Song

LONDON - A bittersweet ballad awash in drink, drugs and regret was voted Britons' favorite Christmas song in a poll released Thursday.

The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" was selected by British viewers of music channel VH1, beating standards including Bing Crosby (news)'s "White Christmas."