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Fairy Tale of New York Word Search

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This 10-word Christmas word search draws from The Pogues' classic holiday song "Fairy Tale of New York" for high school students. Hidden words include Broadway, Galway Bay, and Shane MacGowan, connecting Irish and American cultural references from the song. Use it as a holiday music lesson, a Christmas-week activity, or a companion to Irish-American history studies.

Subject:: Holidays & Seasonal
Topic:: Christmas
Grade Level:: 9th – 12th Grades
Updated December 2023

Word List

FAIRYTALE
NEWYORK
DRUNKTANK
CHRISTMAS
BROADWAY
GALWAYBAY
MAGGOT
FAGGOT
DREAMS
SHANEMACGOWAN

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