Christmas Special: How “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Became a Multi-Decade #1 Hit
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Professor of Rock is celebrating with another stellar classic from the vault.
The in-depth story of one of the biggest selling singles of all time. The only 80s song to hit #1 four different times … Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid was put tother by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to fight starvation in africa. Geldof saw the famine on television and knew he had to do something do ha assembled an A list team to record a song that he hoped could generate millions for relief. Everyone from Sting to George Michal to Duran Duran, Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Bono of U2, Phil…
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