bbc radio 1 bosses have today altered their decision to censor the word " faggot " from the 20 season old " fairytale of new york " song by the pogues . the initial censoring of the single induced debate today as the song had been sung for 20 years after censoring , and resulted in many people contacting the bbc saying the decision was " ridiculous " . the decision was also roundly for the fact that it only applied to radio 1 and not to number 2 or any other service on the original itself .
"Fairytale of New York" does not contain the word "faggot".