In 1984, new wave’s elite came together as the supergroup Band Aid to record “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” a benefit single organized by Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof in response to a BBC report ...

"Do They Know It's Christmas," by Band-Aid, is the number one song in Britain this Christmas. It is a remake of the 1984 benefit song for the famine-struck country of Ethiopia. This time it's for ...

Over the years, Band Aid has brought an all-star group of musicians together to record the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for charity. The original version arrived in 1989, and other editions ...

A decade ago, Ed Sheeran joined the British and Irish supergroup Band Aid to cover the charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The 2014 iteration of the song — which originally premiered in 1989 ...

A charitable song touting global harmony is driving a wedge between two hitmakers. Bob Geldof, 73, has brushed off recent criticism from Ed Sheeran over “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” the decades-old ...

The 40th anniversary "ultimate mix" will feature performances from different versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

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 ...