Oh go on, why dont I do my countdown to Christmas again. A few years ago I posted a famous Christmas song every day for a month or so as we counted down to Christmas so, as I find myself in a festive mood again this year, I thought Id do it again. I thought Id start with this one. However, this time I thought Id give a few interesting factoids along with a YouTube clip. So heres the first.... Do They Know Its Christmas? was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 in order to try and raise money for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. A BBC television report by Michael Buerk was aired in the UK which highlighted the famine that had hit the people of Ethiopia and Irish singer Bob Geldof saw the report and was inspired to raise money to relieve those affected by the famine. He called Midge Ure from Ultravox and together they quickly co-wrote the song, Do They Know Its Christmas?. The 1984 original became the biggest selling single in UK Singles Chart history, selling a million copies in the first week alone, and passing three million sales on the last day of 1984. It stayed at Number 1 for five weeks, becoming Christmas number one, and has sold 3.7 million copies domestically. It remained the highest selling single in UK chart history until 1997, when Elton Johns Candle in the Wind 1997 was released in tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, which sold almost 5 million copies in Britain. Worldwide, the single had sold 11.8 million copies by 1989. youtube/watch?v=bjQzJAKxTrE
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:01:39 +0000
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