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The band claimed that they wanted to produce their own Christmas track but couldn't manage one, so decided to cover the 1983 single instead.
Writing on their website, Chris Martin said: "We love Christmas songs, but every time we try and write one it’s awful. So we cover them. Well once or twice actually.
"In fact the one song I would most liked to have written is ‘Fairytale of New York’ by de bloody Pogues of Ireland."
It was reported yesterday that Coldplay's fourth album is nearly finished and that they are planning a 2008 world tour.
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