"Do They Know It's Christmas" was recorded on November 25, 1984, at S.A.R.M. Studios in London, reports the website On This ...

It soared to the top of the charts upon its release, staying there for five weeks and bagging the coveted Christmas number ...

It’s Christmas time… and the 2024 ‘Ultimate Mix’ of charity classic Do They Know It’s Christmas? is out now. The song’s latest iteration - released to mark its 40th anniversary - is a compilation of ...

Geldof defended the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" saying that it had grown into an important piece of political ...

No song in the history of pop has had an effect quite like Band Aid’s “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” The 1984 star-studded supergroup charity single raised £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia, becoming ...

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - British-Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG has urged other artists to follow in the steps of Ed Sheeran and speak up about the 1984 hit "Do They Know It's Christmas," which he says ...

“Do They Know It’s Christmas” has been updated in honor of the song’s 40th anniversary. A remix will subsequently combine the original track with three prior versions to honor the relief efforts of ...

As the Irish musician and activist, 73, prepares to release a 40th-anniversary edition of the holiday charity song — and faces criticism from Ed Sheeran — he is not only defending the track's legacy ...

On Nov. 25, Band Aid released the “ultimate remix” of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” the rock charity single from 40 years ago that, in addition to whatever good it has done, also broadcasts a ...

"This little pop song has kept millions of people alive," the Irish musician and activist told ‘The Sunday Times’ Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty Bob Geldof is standing his ...