Les Penning and Robert Reed share video for new single, their cover of Xmas fave Fairytale Of New York

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas. without a new seasonal offering from Les Penning and Robert Reed, and the pair have just shared the video for this year’s single, their take on The Pogues‘ classic Fairytale Of New York.

Needless to say the Magenta and Sanctuary musician and Mike Oldfield’s former collaborator have put a proggy slant on the song, a Number Two on its original release in 1987 and which more recently hit the No. 4 spot in the UK singles chart in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023!

The track features on a new five-track EP from Penning and Reed that also features four new recordings, including two Christmas carols, The Little Drummer Boy and Ding Dong, Merrily On High, a new track by the pair, The Long Road To Glastonbury and a remix of the title track.

“When Robert first suggested that we do Fairytale of New York I rejected …