The author of the cards added a final, wry observation on the lyrics of the song: “Incidentally, the people of Ethiopia probably did know it was Christmas – it’s … "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been re-recorded three times: in On 2 November Yates travelled from the couple's home in London to the Following their meeting, Geldof immediately set about recruiting other well known musicians to participate on the record: Further phone calls from Geldof also secured promises of everybody involved in the record's making to provide their services free of charge, including most of the UK music magazines, which donated advertising space in their publications to promote the single, Geldof's record label Geldof and Ure's biggest problem was to be able to come up with a song that could be recorded and released in time for Christmas. The song was also a major success around the world, reaching number one in thirteen other countries outside the UK. was reissued the following year on 29 November 1985,(adapted from credits on back cover of the record sleeve)A second version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

About. was released on Monday 3 December 1984.Due to the time constraints of releasing the single as quickly as possible, the promotional video for the song simply featured footage from the recording session. In a UK-wide poll in December 2012, it was voted sixth on the ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song. His plan was to have the biggest names in British and Irish music at the time appear on the record, and few declined: Geldof later revealed only three people had turned him down, but refused to disclose who.Ure played the backing track and guide vocals to the artists and then decided, as a way of getting all involved straightaway, to record the climax first. Music and lyrics to Do They Know It’s Christmas? It's Christmas time There's no need to be afraid At Christmas time. It was first recorded in a single day on 25 November 1984 by Band Aid, a supergroup put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time. It was first recorded in a single day on 25 November 1984 by Band Aid, a supergroup put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time.

The single was released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1984 and aided by considerable publicity it entered the UK Singles Chart at number one and stayed there for five weeks, becoming the Christmas number one of 1984. The single's worldwide success in raising awareness and financial relief for the victims of the Ethiopian famine led the recording of several other charity singles in the UK and in other countries, such as "We Are the World" by USA for Africa. has sold 3.8 million copies in the UK to date. Lyrics. About Do They Know Its Christmas? History and facts about Do They Know It’s Christmas?. written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. [(Performed at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium 1 from Band Aid and Band Aid 20. Having recorded the group, Ure chose Although the majority of the artists who took part were the UK or Ireland's biggest musical stars at the time, there were a few unusual participants. The artists were put in a huge group and sang the 'Feed the world, let them know it's Christmas time' refrain over and over again until it was complete.

Lyrics to Do They Know It’s Christmas? Midge, reliable as ever, sent down this tune which is the sort of Christmassy bit at the end and we married the two together.Ure recorded Geldof and his guitar and used the recording to develop Geldof's ideas later back in his home studio, adding his own melody onto the end as a chorus. is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - 2004 Version by Band Aid 20 have been translated into 1 languages. In the US, the single fell short of the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100 due to a lack of airplay, but it had sold an estimated 2.5 million copies in the US by January 1985. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia.

It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias Kuhn and features vocals from artists including UK Christmas number-one single downloads in the 2000sMidge Ure stated in his autobiography that most of the bass line was created and played on a synthesizer (later revealed to be the ": in his typically blunt manner, Geldof told Australia's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" He later stated that he had been unable to improve on Geldof's lyrics and left most of them as they were, with the exception of the line "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" – the original lyric substituted "Africa" with "Ethiopia" but Ure decided that this did not scan.While Ure was occupied creating the song's backing track in the studio, Geldof was busy contacting various British and Irish artists to ask them to appear for the recording session.

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