“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure, and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_They_Know_It’s_Christmas%3FFamine in Ethiopia (1984-1985)
Close to 8 million people became famine victims during the drought of 1984, and over 1 million died. In the same year, a BBC news crew was the first to document the famine, with Michael Buerk describing “a biblical famine in the 20th Century” and “the closest thing to hell on Earth”. The report shocked Britain, motivating its citizens to bring world attention to the crisis in Ethiopia. In January 1985 the RAF carried out the first airdrops from Hercules C-130s delivering food to the starving people. Other countries including Germany, Poland, Canada, USA and the Soviet Union were also involved in the international response.Media activity in the West, along with the size of the crisis, led to the “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” charity single and the July 1985 concert Live Aid (raised $100m) [5], which elevated the international profile of the famine and helped secure international aid.
Live Aid, a 1985 fund-raising effort headed by Bob Geldof (who had also organized the charity group Band Aid the previous year), induced millions of people in the West to donate money and to urge their governments to participate in the relief effort in Ethiopia. Some of the proceeds also went to the famine hit areas of Eritrea.[14] The event was one of the most widely-viewed television broadcasts in history, with over 400 million viewers worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%E2%80%931985_famine_in_Ethiopia
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Lyric (recorded on November 25, 1986)
It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid
At christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy!
Throw your arms around the world at christmas time
But say a prayer – pray for the other ones
At christmas time, it’s hard, but when you’re having fun
There’s a world outside your window
And it’s a world of dreaded fear
Where the only water flowing is a bitter sting of tears
And the christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it’s them instead of you
And there won’t be snow in Africa this christmas time
The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life
Where nothing ever grows
No rain or rivers flow
Do they know it’s christmas time at all?
Here’s to you
Raise your glass for everyone
Here’s to them
Underneath that burning sun
Do they know it’s christmas time at all?
Feed the world
Feed the world
Feed the world
Let them know it’s christmas time and
Feed the world
Let them know it’s christmas time and
Feed the world
Let them know it’s christmas time and
Feed the world
Let them know it’s christmas time and
Feed the world
Let them know it’s christmas time and
Feed the world
Let them know it’s christmas time
I hope you like this song even though its not christmas!
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79 Responses to “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
1. That people forget its christmas time.
2. That people dont like to share food.
3. That people had lots of food and some had none at all.
1. alot of people get no christmas
I really liked the song the song very much.
I have heard of it on the radio before.
The song taght me when I get something I should be GREATFUL for!!!!
I relly liked your song it made me feel sorry for the people that ar poor.
I think the song was realy good.
I learned that even if you have a lot of money you should still be giving and willing to give things to the poor….
Ilearned that its nice to help people i also learned that some people might need help.
I feel that the world should help the world from starvasion
I think it was very nice of them to sing to raise that much money.
I learned from this song that you should pray every night. The other thing is you should be thankful for what you got.
I felt that was horrible and bad about them, and i think we should help them.
I learned from this song that you should pray every night. The other thing is you should be thankful for what you got.
I feel so bad for all the people that died I hope there good heaven.
I thuoht it was awsom.
i learned its nice to help people.
i also learnd to give a luttel more a chrismas
I like what theydid for that contry.I love the song.
I really like it.So far i’ve had a bad day,but this song cheered me up. It’s a great song.
I feel like they sould be giving money so they can buy food.
1.That people have to be thankful for what they have.
2. Remember Christmas is supposed to be fun.
3. Don’t judge people for who they are.
I am thankful that you helped them in many ways.
I’m very sad for the people that died.
i feel very sorry and sad for the people in africa because they were skrawny whaen the people wrote that song.
I feel that some people had a lot of food and some had none. The people that had none starved.
The thing i leand from the song is about the drought
I learned that people in Ethiopia were in a great famine in 1984. This seems sad because people were losing their friends and family to this famine.
This is a song for people because it gives out feelings.
1.I understand that 1984 was a graet time of starvation and hunger
I feel sad because all thoes people starving.
I liked the song because the ryithem.
I learned that an event happend that was sad.
I learned that people had no food and you shoul’d be thankful for whatever you get for christmas.
i really like it a lot because it has a lot of feeling and talks about true things.
i liked the beat
when u stave u turn gray
they raised over1 million $
We need to give food to people that have none.
1.peaple dont have any food at all.
2.some people had food and some people did not.
3.millions of people diedof starvation and some people who were vvery close to dyeing.
1. I learend to help hunger for kids
1.The people who were there was in very much pane because, they were all starving.
1. I like how it sounded because it sounded like Michal Jackson.
2. I liked the beat of it.
3.I liked how it sounded becauce it was taking about how do they know it’s christmas.
1.That there was a big famine.
2.That they dropped a big box of food and everyone raced to it.
1. The first thing I learned is there is people that are starfing in aferca.
2.My second thing i leared was that people do not like to share food.
1.some people dont know its christmas
2.Be greatful for the toys you get for christmas.
1. That they do not know that it is chrismas time.
2. It does not snow there.
1. This song was made to send a message to everyone who doesn’t know that there are people out in the world that are less fortunete then us.
2. This concert had over 4 million veiwers. That is more than 4 times the veiwers than the Super Bowl.
1. There are many people who are starving in the world, so we are very fortunate.
2.Our country and many others have 87% of the world’s wealth. All thet to say that we have only 20% of the world’s population.
1. That we have food and people in africa dont have any food.
2.When the people food they dont like to share it.
1. Be thankful for the things you get cause some people are less fortunate.
2.Don’t waste things like food or water or any kind of digestable substances.
1.One thing I learned is that this song was made to help sopport the famine in Ethiopia.
2.When this song was sung it was viewed by over 400 million peopie worldwide.
1. that there was a big famine.
2. that peopl had food and did not share.
1. I learned that a place in Africa is Ethiopia.
2. I feel bad for the people in Africa because they have no food or money.
1. I leanred that there was famie in 1985
2. I Fell bad for the people that dont get alot of food
3. People that have alot of food should share it.
1.It was a very sad song and it needs to be taken more seriously by pepole.
2.I know that a lot of pepole dont care about this type of issue.
1. I learned that over 1million people died of famine.
2. I also learned thatchidren who didnt go to school had to search for food from the garbage.
1. there was a big famine in Africa.
2.Some poeple dont know its Chiristmas.