Forty years on from the release of the seminal charity Christmas single, Bob Geldof is struggling to convince the music ...
A Burnham-On-Sea 1980s tribute band has remade the iconic song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ featuring local residents as ...
Some of the best Chrimbo songs have been around for longer than you think... And others have taken a couple of decades to worm their way into our hearts every festive season. Radio X takes a look at ...
There’s an argument to be made for the notion that Band Aid, and the subsequent Live Aid gig, were the culmination of the story of pop music ...
Columnist Rick Magee reflects on the 40th anniversary of the Band Aid Christmas anthem "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ...
Bob Geldof has said he is looking to “have a talk” with Ed Sheeran following the recent dispute over ‘Do They Know It’s ...
Is there anything more boring, pretentious and petty than criticising a song that's trying to do some good in the world?
Cher talks about her imaginatively titled autobiography Cher: The Memoir, Part One, alongside Michael Fassbender (currently ...
The recent announcement of the new version of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? reminded me about the 12-inch version ...
Andrew Ridgeley knew from the moment George Michael wrote Last Christmas that it would become a festive classic.
New BBC doc, The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? offers a fascinating window on musical history but avoids big issues ...