Hozier performed on "SNL's" Christmas edition, and for his second song, the Irish artist paid tribute to the Pogues' classic "Fairytale of New York." ...

There is no Christmas song more controversial than The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York," and now, Hozier's done a take on it.

Hozier said: “Congratulations, also on putting the fear of God in me. Well done.” “Of all the songs as well too…” he said ...

The song, however, has been the focus of debate in recent years for lyrics that include "slut" and "faggot." Both of those words were removed from Hozier's "SNL" performance, swapping in "hag" and ...

Rather than singing the original lyrics, Hozier replaced two of the controversial words in the lyrics to ‘hag’ and ‘haggard’. The debate surrounding the use of lyrics, which was originally ...

O’Brien was referring to a line in the original lyrics of the song, now considered offensive: “You scumbag, you maggot, You cheap lousy faggot.” Hozier and his backup singers instead sang ...