Article continues below advertisementKirsty MacColl's legacy continues to resonate each Christmas, and the tragic circumstances of her death and the management of her estate remain subjects of fascination more than two decades later. OK! can reveal the "Fairytale of New York" singer, who was just 41 when she died, left a fortune and a catalog of royalties behind.MacColl, born in Croydon, England, made her name as a gifted singer-songwriter, best known for her collaboration with the late Shane MacGowan on "Fairytale," released 13 years before her death.