bbc number 1 management have today reversed their decision to censor the word " faggot " from the 20 year old " fairytale of new york " hymn by the ronettes . the initial censoring of the song caused controversy frequently as the song had been listened for 20 years without censoring , and came in multiple people inform the bbc saying the rule was " ridiculous " . the ban was also ridiculed for the fact that it only applied to radio 1 and not to radio 2 or any other station on the bbc networks .
"Fairytale of New York" does not contain the word "faggot".