DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS Vinyl Record Original 1985 ,
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Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Urein reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. 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 song was also a major success around the world, reaching number one in thirteen other countries outside the UK. In the US, the single fell short of the top ten in the BillboardHot 100 due to a lack of airplay, but it had sold an estimated 2.5 million copies in the US by January 1985.[6][7] Worldwide the single had sold 11.7 million copies by 1989.[8] Geldof's cautious hope was that the single would raise £70,000 for Ethiopia, but in the event "Do They Know It's Christmas?" raised £8 million within twelve months of release.[9]
Artists who participated in original recording 1984
- Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)
- Bono (U2)
- Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats)
- Adam Clayton (U2)
- Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist)
- Chris Cross (Ultravox)
- Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
- Sarah Dallin (Bananarama)
- Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
- Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
- Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
- Boy George (Culture Club)
- Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
- Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
- John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
- Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
- Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
- Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
- Marilyn
- George Michael (Wham!)
- Jon Moss (Culture Club)
- Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
- Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
- Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
- Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
- Sting (The Police)
- Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
- James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
- John Taylor (Duran Duran)
- Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
- Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
- Midge Ure (Ultravox)
- Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
- Jody Watley
- Paul Weller (The Style Council)
- Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
- Paul Young
- Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson (Big Country)
- David Bowie
- Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
- Paul McCartney
- Phil Collins – drums
- John Taylor – bass
- Midge Ure – keyboards and programming
Additional spoken messages on B-side:
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