![]() Fun Facts About ‘Do They Know it’ Christmas’ – Band Aid 1984: ![]() See the lyrics of each singer in order below. The chorus included David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Geldof, Ure and many other artists who weren’t given a verse but sang the “Feed The World” part and lent their images to the effort by appearing in the promotional photo. The performers who sang verses were, in order: Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, and Bono. Watch the Band Aid 1984 video for ‘Do They Know it’ Christmas’ below: ![]() 1 straight away in the UK singles chart and sold a million copies in its first week. ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ was released on December 3rd 1984, after being recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London. In 1984 Bob Geldof and Midge Ure founded Band Aid, a charity group of British musicians to raise money for anti-famine in Ethiopia. Geldof wrote the lyrics and Midge Ure from the band Ultravox wrote the music and produced the track, which was no easy task since so many voices were involved. He got the idea after watching a BBC documentary on famine in Ethiopia. ![]() ‘Do they Know it’s Christmas?’ is a charity single organized by Bob Geldof, who was the lead singer of The Boomtown Rats. Band Aid’s 1984 Music Video for ‘Do they Know it’s Christmas?’
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