query: when was do they know it 's christmas released

pos: Do They Know It's Christmas? 200,000 copies in the first two days of release. In the United States, the video was played on MTV frequently throughout the Christmas season. Released in the US on 10 December 1984 on Columbia Records, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 1.9 million copies in its first eleven days on release but did not reach number 1 there, due to the more complex nature of the chart system, which counted airplay as well as sales. Despite outselling the official number 1 by four to one, it did not make the top ten due to a lack of airplay, ultimately peaking

pos: Do They Know It's Christmas? 200,000 copies in the first two days of release. In the United States, the video was played on MTV frequently throughout the Christmas season. Released in the US on 10 December 1984 on Columbia Records, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 1.9 million copies in its first eleven days on release but did not reach number 1 there, due to the more complex nature of the chart system, which counted airplay as well as sales. Despite outselling the official number 1 by four to one, it did not make the top ten due to a lack of airplay, ultimately peaking

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? five weeks, becoming the Christmas number one of 1984. The record became the fastest selling single in UK chart history, selling a million copies in the first week alone and passing 3 million on the last day of 1984, on the way to displacing Wings's "Mull of Kintyre" as the biggest-selling single of all time in the UK. It held this title until 1997 when it was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997", released in tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales following her death. The original version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has sold 3.8 million

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? Do They Know It's Christmas? "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded in a single day on 25 November 1984 by Band Aid, a supergroup put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1984 and aided by considerable publicity it entered the UK Singles Chart at number one and stayed there for

neg: Michael Franks (musician) Toes," "Monkey See, Monkey Do," "Lotus Blossom," "Tiger in the Rain," "Rainy Night in Tokyo," and "Tell Me All About It." His biggest hit came in 1983 with "When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)" from the album "Passionfruit". Radio hits include "Your Secret's Safe With Me" from 1985's "Skin Dive," and "Island Life" from 1987's "The Camera Never Lies". Michael Franks also recorded his cover version Christmas classic of "Christmas Time Is Here" with jazz pianist David Benoit released in 1996 from David Benoit's Christmas album, "Remember December". 1975 - Popsicle Toes 1977 - The Lady Wants to Know

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? Goulding, Seal, Sam Smith, Sinéad O'Connor, Rita Ora, Emeli Sandé, Bastille and Olly Murs. Returning guest musicians from previous versions of the song included Chris Martin (who recorded the opening lines of the 2004 version) and Bono (who sang the tenth line in both the 1984 and 2004 versions). The line "Well, there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" was changed to "Bring peace and joy this Christmas to West Africa". Vocalists: Musicians: Additional personnel: A German-language version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released on 21 November 2014. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias

neg: Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" is a charity record inspired by "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It was released on October 11, 2005, in Canada on Vice Records by a cast of rock artists and other performers under the name "North American Halloween Prevention Initiative" (NAHPI). It reached number four on the Canada pop chart. Like its inspiration, it is a charity song, with all proceeds being donated to UNICEF. According to the official press release, the song "stems from a frustration with other benefit songs' misguided, somewhat patronizing attitude, and Western-centric worldview." Additional vocal

neg: Ultimate Kylie grossed $40.11 million($ million in dollars). "I Believe in You" was released as the lead single from the compilation. Premiered on radio stations on 14 October 2004, it was released in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2004. "I Believe in You" reached the number two position in the region, only behind "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid. It also peaked within the top ten in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Italy and Ireland, also becoming her best entry on "Billboard"s Hot Dance Club Songs chart, after "Slow". It was announced that "Giving You Up" would be released as the

neg: 1997 in British music in the Wind 1997", a song originally written about Marilyn Monroe (made #11 in 1974, with a live version reaching #5 in 1988). When released this year, it quickly overtook 1984's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to become the biggest selling UK single ever, selling 4.86 million copies, and the biggest selling in the world, selling 37 million. It continues to hold the record to this day. Andrew Glover's string quartet "The Fickle Virgin of Seventeen Summers" was one of several new classical works by British composers. Others included Geoffrey Burgon's "City Adventures", a percussion concerto written for Scottish virtuoso

neg: Something I Need song sold 214,239 copies in its first week, becoming the second-fastest selling single of 2014 (behind Band Aid 30's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"). It was also the year's 58th best-selling song. ("Uptown Funk" would finish at number two on Christmas 2014, and at the same time would become the final number one song of 2014 and first of 2015 in Australia, Canada and the United States in addition to Ireland). Credits adapted from CD single. Something I Need "Something I Need" is a song recorded by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It was released on August 25, 2013 through

neg: George Michael calling the move "way overdue". In November 1984, Michael joined other British and Irish pop stars of the era to form Band Aid, singing on the charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for famine relief in Ethiopia. This single became the UK Christmas number one in December 1984, holding Michael's own song, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, at No. 2; Michael also donated the royalties for "Last Christmas" to Ethiopia. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 3.75 million copies in the UK and became the biggest selling single in UK chart history, a title it held until 1997 when it

neg: 1985 in British music until 1991. Many songs this year competed for the Christmas number one single, and the entire top 3 from 1984 re-entered the chart this year; Paul McCartney's "We All Stand Together" at number 32, Wham!'s "Last Christmas" at number 6, and Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" at number 3. There were also attempts from Bruce Springsteen with a cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", and ventriloquist Keith Harris released a cover of "White Christmas" with his green puppet Orville the Duck. However, the Christmas number one went to Shakin' Stevens with the song "Merry Christmas Everyone".

neg: Lemar to Grow" was released following the single and peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, to date, the album has been certificated 2x Platinum by the BPI. Two other singles were released from the album, "Time to Grow" and "Don't Give It Up". He is also one of the artists included on "Band Aid 20"'s single "Do They Know It's Christmas?". 4 September 2006 saw Lemar return with his eighth single, entitled "It's Not That Easy", which became his sixth UK top ten hit. A week later his new album "The Truth About Love" was released, which saw

neg: Live Aid no free space on the bill for them. British rock band Marillion, riding high in the UK charts that summer with their "Misplaced Childhood" album and "Kayleigh" single, missed out on an invitation to perform at Wembley because their manager had deemed it not worthwhile for singer Fish to participate in the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" single. Fish was quoted: "When it came to the bill for the concert we were passed over, I think because I'd turned down being on the Christmas song" Participating in the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" finale at Wembley were Justin Hayward and

neg: Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant is the first Christmas album by the Christian crunk rock band Family Force 5. It was released on October 6, 2009. It was announced on August 29 by the band at the Christian music festival En Fuego that they had just finished recording the CD. Andrew Greenhalgh of Soul-Audio.com said the following about the album; "Family Force 5 has done what they do best, remaining true to themselves while crafting a truly enjoyable Christmas album. They retain the best of the covers and imbue things with a festive spirit that's

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? In order to meet demand, Phonogram had all five of their European factories put to work pressing the single. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released on Monday 3 December 1984. It received further publicity from a launch party on 7 December at the Royal Albert Hall during the charity event "Dinner at Albert's", an evening of music to raise money for Save the Children and the Ethiopia Famine Relief Fund. The single entered the UK Singles Chart the following week at number one, outselling all the other records in the chart put together, with the 7" single alone selling

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? "Last Christmas"/"Everything She Wants" also ended up selling over a million copies and became the biggest-selling single never to reach number 1 in the UK. A 30-minute video titled "<nowiki>'</nowiki>Do They Know It's Christmas?' – The Story of the Official Band Aid Video" was released in the UK on 15 December 1984 and in the US on 18 December 1984 on VHS and Betamax formats. The video featured documentary footage shot at the recording session and interviews with Geldof and Ure, as well as the completed promotional video. At the 1986 Grammy Awards the song's video was nominated for the

neg: Band Aid (band) United Kingdom. To do so, the artists recorded a hit single titled "Do They Know It's Christmas?" depicting the poverty stricken African scenery of the time. Lyrics of the song included description of the country saying, "where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow, do they know it's Christmas time at all?" Ethiopia follows the Orthodox calendar where Christmas is celebrated on the seventh of January, however, when the song was recorded (during the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia), the country had a Communist government and as such religious festivals were not celebrated. Geldof was so moved by the plight

neg: A Gerald Walker Christmas EP that parts of the album were demoed in Chicago during the recording of I Remember When This All Meant Something... In the same interview Gerald revealed: I've had the music for over a year now, but didn't know what I wanted to do with it. However, I knew that I wanted to knock it out and didn't want another year pass before doing so. The song "Keep Me Going" was first released on December 17, 2010 for promotion of the released album. A Gerald Walker Christmas EP A Gerald Walker Christmas is the first Christmas album by American rapper Gerald

neg: How Do You Know How Do You Know How Do You Know is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks and starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, and Jack Nicholson. It was the third film to feature Witherspoon and Rudd following 1998’s "Overnight Delivery" and 2009’s "Monsters vs. Aliens". The film was shot in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.. "How Do You Know" was released theatrically on December 17, 2010, and was a box office bomb, grossing $49 million against a $100 million net budget. Softball player Lisa Jorgenson is devastated when she is left off the

neg: Chris Allison fire allowing it to be released. In 1984, Allison fresh out of College was thrown into a hive of activity at Sarm Studios, London, home of Trevor Horn’s own label ZTT, it was the height of Frankie Goes To Hollywood mania both in the studio and on the streets with the ubiquitous ‘Frankie Says...’ T-shirts. Regular artists in the studio were 80’s icons Frankie Goes To Hollywood, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Art of Noise and Propaganda. In November 1984, Studio 1 at Sarm West was the venue for the recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas" by the members

neg: Baby It's Christmas of the "Super Dance Christmas Party Vol.3" compilation. Baby It's Christmas "Baby It's Christmas" is a song recorded by British girl group Bananarama, released on 13 December 2010 as a digital EP in the UK and most European territories. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number#19. The song reached #19 in the UK Indie Chart. The song is Bananarama's first Christmas record, excluding their contribution to "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It is an original Christmas song written by group member Sara Dallin and producer Ian Masterson. The song was originally only planned to be included on a

neg: Baby It's Christmas Baby It's Christmas "Baby It's Christmas" is a song recorded by British girl group Bananarama, released on 13 December 2010 as a digital EP in the UK and most European territories. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number#19. The song reached #19 in the UK Indie Chart. The song is Bananarama's first Christmas record, excluding their contribution to "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It is an original Christmas song written by group member Sara Dallin and producer Ian Masterson. The song was originally only planned to be included on a USA digital compilation album "Super Dance Christmas Party

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? Kuhn and features vocals from artists including 2raumwohnung, Andreas Bourani, Die Toten Hosen, Jan Delay, Joy Denalane, Max Raabe, Milky Chance, Peter Maffay, Silbermond, Thees Uhlmann, and Wolfgang Niedecken. Slade released a version of the song on their 1985 Christmas album "", with vocals by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and proceeds from the track, along with a further Slade release "Do You Believe in Miracles" (which told the story of Geldof's rise and demise in the pop scene and then his determination to raise money for the famine victims), were donated to the Band Aid Trust. Do They Know

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? his typically blunt manner, Geldof told Australia's "Daily Telegraph" in 2010, "I am responsible for two of the worst songs in history. The other one is 'We Are the World'." Ure's assessment in his autobiography was that "it is a song that has nothing to do with music. It was all about generating money... The song didn't matter: the song was secondary, almost irrelevant." "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was reissued the following year on 29 November 1985, reaching number 3 in the UK Singles Chart the week following Christmas. The 1985 single was remixed by Trevor Horn, the intended

neg: Jamelia discography soundtrack for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The song was released as a single in mainland Europe, and reached number 1 in Italy. Later that year, she recorded "Stop", a cover of the 1988 song recorded by Sam Brown. It is included on the to the feature film "", and was released as a double A-side with "DJ". At the end of 2004, Jamelia recorded an updated version of the charity record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as a part of Band Aid 20; it became the Christmas number one. Jamelia's third and most recent album, "Walk with Me", was released

neg: Behold: A Christmas Collection Behold: A Christmas Collection Behold: A Christmas Collection is the second studio album by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle. It was released on October 21, 2016, through Centricity Music. A deluxe edition was released on November 2, 2018 and included three extra songs. In an interview with "Billboard"s Jim Asker, Daigle said "I know. I was sitting there in Louisiana and Paul and Paul were in Nashville. As the writing process progressed, I was thinking about the 400 years between the Old and New Testaments in the Bible, when God was silent for 400 years. There

neg: Extraordinary Merry Christmas night". Both Slezak and West gave it a "B+", and the former declared that "they sang the bejeezus out of it". Of the eight cover versions and one original song that were released as singles, one cover debuted on US and Canadian top 100 charts: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" debuted in the US at number ninety-two on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and at number eighty-five on the "Billboard" Canadian Hot 100. "", which had been released in the US on November 15, 2011, was the source of eight of the nine songs—only "My Favorite Things" was not included on

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? to provide their services free of charge, including most of the UK music magazines which donated advertising space in their publications to promote the single, Geldof's record label Phonogram who released the single, their parent company PolyGram who distributed it, and the artist Peter Blake who created the single's sleeve. Geldof and Ure's biggest problem was to be able to come up with a song that could be recorded and released in time for Christmas. They both realised that they would have to write one themselves and not record a cover version, otherwise they would have to pay royalties which

neg: The Gift of Christmas (song) The Gift of Christmas (song) "The Gift of Christmas" is a 1995 charity single by supergroup Childliners, with the proceeds of the single going to Childline. The song was written by Tony Mortimer of East 17. In a similar ilk to "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, the song features popular chart acts such as MN8, Boyzone, East 17, Backstreet Boys, Dannii Minogue, Peter Andre and more. It peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, number 10 in Ireland and number 7 in Scotland. A second CD of "The Gift of Christmas" was also released featuring

neg: 1989 in British music straight in at No. 1 in the Autumn. It would stay there for three weeks, paving the way for a re-release of "Hangin' Tough" in January 1990, and the multi-platinum success of their debut album of the same name. The year's Christmas number 1 single, and, indeed, the final number 1 of the 1980s, went to a new version of 1984's Christmas number 1 "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Unsurprisingly, it was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, Band Aid II, like the original Band Aid, featured numerous famous music stars of the day, including both Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan

neg: Bring Back... Hill" finally came to an end after 30 years. Transmitted: 10 December 2005 Collins attempts to make a Christmas-themed song to the Christmas number one single slot - a feat not accomplished since Cliff Richard's "Saviour's Day" in 1990, excluding the re-recorded version of the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20 in 2004. In the end, they produced the song "I'm Goin' Home", featuring the following musicians: Liz Mitchell of Boney M and Aled Jones expressed interest in the project, but were ultimately unable to attend. The song was to be released so it could

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? this Christmas"; saying he goes to Ghana yearly for the sole purpose of peace and joy, so singing such lyrics would be a blatant lie. A parody version entitled "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" was created to poke fun at the lyrics in the original version. In the 2014 version, several lyrics that were previously criticised were rewritten, and the song was changed to focus on Ebola rather than the original version's famine. The new lyrics have also been criticised for stereotypes and condescension. Geldof and Ure themselves later recognised the musical limitations of "Do They Know It's Christmas?": in

neg: King's College, Guildford Guildford Education Partnership. In 2005 4 house groups were created, these were: Green: Russell, Yellow: Newton, Blue: Austen, and Red: Franklin. When the school was originally opened (as Park Barn), the Houses were named after the royal palaces; in the same order: Balmoral, Buckingham, Windsor and Sandringham. As part of the annual Christmas house quiz, staff at the school recorded their own version of the Band Aid song, "Do They Know It's Christmas" which went on to be one of December 2007's most popular videos on YouTube as well as raise money for Band Aid. King's College, Guildford King's College

neg: Busted (band) 2004, Busted were involved in the UK number-one Christmas single, Band Aid 20's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with money raised helping to combat HIV and AIDS across Africa, famine relief in the Darfur region of Sudan and aid relief in many countries, such as Ethiopia. Simpson's time spent with Fightstar reportedly began to cause tensions within the band, amplified when Fightstar announced a 14-date UK tour. Simpson announced to Busted's manager on 24 December 2004 over a phone call that he was leaving the band to focus on Fightstar full-time. On 13 January 2005, Busted's record label announced that

neg: Cat Stevens Mandela's 46664 concert with his former session player Peter Gabriel, the first time he had publicly performed in English in 25 years. In December 2004, he and Ronan Keating released a new version of "Father and Son": the song entered the charts at number two, behind Band Aid 20's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" They also produced a video of the pair walking between photographs of fathers and sons, while singing the song. The proceeds of "Father and Son" were donated to the Band Aid charity. Keating's former group, Boyzone, had a hit with the song a decade earlier. As

neg: Band Aid (band) They Know It's Christmas?" received Band Aid a Grammy Award nomination for Best Music Video, Short Form. After Live Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was re-released in late 1985 in a set that included a special-edition 'picture disc' version, modelled after the Live Aid logo with 'Band' in place of 'Live'. An added bonus, "One Year On" (a statement from Geldof and Ure on the telephone) was available as a b-side. "One Year On" can also be found in transcript form in a booklet which was included in the DVD set of Live Aid, the first disc of which

neg: Last Christmas unrequited love". Wham! already had two number one songs in the UK Singles Chart in 1984 and news that they were planning a Christmas single meant that a battle for the coveted Christmas number one spot in the UK seemed set to be between Wham! and the year's other big act, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who had achieved a third number one in early December with "The Power of Love". However, the Band Aid Single helmed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, produced the number one single "Do They Know Its Christmas" Wham!'s offering peaked at number two for much

neg: Extraordinary Merry Christmas by Michele, "Let It Snow" sung by Criss and Colfer, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" performed by Monteith and Salling—but not by Samuel Larsen, who sings the song with them on the album—in the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band version, The Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping" sung by Morris, and the Band Aid fundraiser "Do They Know It's Christmas?" performed by New Directions. The filming of this last piece, shot on Thanksgiving eve, involved "lots of children". All proceeds from the cast's version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" will go to the Band Aid Trust Charity. In an

neg: Band Aid (band) Band Aid (band) Band Aid is a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, and was released in the UK four days later. The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release. Three subsequent re-recordings of the song

neg: Bob Geldof sell over 3 million copies, making it the biggest-selling single in UK history up to that point, a title it held for almost 13 years. The single was also a major US hit, peaking at number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" returned to the UK chart a year later, reaching number three, and eventually it raised over £8 million. Following this massive success, preparations were started for the biggest rock concerts the world had ever seen, the following summer. New versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas" were recorded in 1989 and 2004. In

neg: 2005 in British music charts one of the year, displacing Band Aid 20's "Do They Know It's Christmas?", was Steve Brookstein with his cover version of Phil Collins' "Against All Odds". To celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth, one of Elvis Presley's eighteen Number One singles were released each week from January until May. The first, "Jailhouse Rock", entered at Number One in early January. The second, "One Night", was the 1000th number-one single in the UK charts, and also set the record for being the lowest-selling weekly sale ever to reach the top spot. The run did not extend to a third week

neg: The Lost Christmas Eve when they, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." The album is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. As of December 2014, it has sold 2,380,000 copies in the United States. The Lost Christmas Eve The Lost Christmas Eve is the fourth album by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was released on October 12, 2004, and is the last album in their "Christmas trilogy", with "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" (1996) and "The Christmas Attic" (1998) coming before it. All three albums, as well as their "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve" DVD, were

neg: Paul Weller charts, and Weller would also experience his first success in North America, when "My Ever Changing Moods" and "You're The Best Thing" entered the US "Billboard" Hot 100. In Australia they were far more successful than The Jam, reaching the top of the charts in 1984 with "Shout to the Top". Weller appeared on 1984's Band Aid record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and was called upon to mime the absent Bono's lyrics on "Top of the Pops". The Style Council were the second act to appear in the British half of Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in 1985. In

neg: Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2 Riley's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as "charming", Naya Rivera's "Santa Baby" as "mischievous", Heather Morris's "Christmas Wrapping" as "brilliant", and Chris Colfer and Darren Criss for their "brassy, breezy" version of "Let It Snow". She did note that the album "flags" when "unfamiliar" songs are presented and singled out the original song "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" in this regard. She also criticized the final song of the album, "Do They Know It’s Christmas?", and described it as "overwrought". Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on Liner Notes Source: Allmusic Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2 Glee:

neg: That's My Goal made Ward the first "X Factor" winner to achieve the Christmas number one spot, as Band Aid 20's version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" took the title in 2004. "That's My Goal" sold a further 132,000 the following week and stayed at number one. The song made it three weeks at the top on 8 January 2006, selling 54,192 copies that week. In its fourth week of release, the song was again top of the UK charts, selling 31,724 copies to bring its total to 960,360. On 22 January, "That's My Goal" was finally knocked off the top spot

neg: Jason Donovan the number one positions in the singles chart and the albums chart simultaneously, when his next single, a cover of Brian Hyland's "Sealed With a Kiss", entered the UK charts at number one. In December 1989, he took part in Band Aid II's version of "Do They Know it's Christmas", which also included Minogue, whose exit from Neighbours had by now been shown on screen in both Australia and the UK. His own exit from the show had by this stage been shown on Australian television, although it was not aired on British television until several months later. Donovan released

neg: Eddie Murphy camera, in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza—at Murphy's request, after he grew tired of constant demands from fans to "Do Buckwheat! Do Buckwheat!" In "Rolling Stone"s February 2015 appraisal of all 141 SNL cast members to date, Murphy was ranked second (behind John Belushi). "It is customary (and accurate) to say that Eddie Murphy is the only reason SNL survived the five-year wilderness without Lorne Michaels," they noted. In 1982, Murphy made his big screen debut in the film "48 Hrs." with Nick Nolte. "48 Hrs." proved to be a hit when it was released in the Christmas season of

neg: Bro'Sis final single and peaked at a moderate number 19 on the German Singles Chart in June 2004. After a longer hiatus, Bro'Sis participated in the "TV Allstars" Christmas charity project in November 2003. Combining several bands and contestants from the German adaptations of "Popstars" and "Star Search", a re-recording of the Band Aid's hit single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released as a single and became a top three hit in Germany. Bro'Sis also recorded a cover version of "White Christmas" for the accompanying "The Ultimate Christmas Album", which was certified gold by the BVMI. Afterwards, the band teamed

neg: Alfie Deyes a canny piece of merchandising." A sequel to "The Pointless Book", "The Pointless Book 2", was released on 26 March 2015 and features similar content. It became the second best selling non-fiction book in its first week of release. Deyes released a standalone autobiography, "The Scrapbook Of My Life" on 24 March 2016. In 2017, Deyes announced a third and final book in the "Pointless Book" series titled "The Pointless Book 3". It was released on 13 July 2017. Deyes was featured on the 2014 single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as part of the Band Aid 30 charity supergroup,

neg: Again (T-ara EP) song with sad lyrics and melody. It was choreographed by Yama & Hotchicks, who also choreographed "Bo Peep Bo Peep". "Because I Know" is a mid-tempo song with an acoustic feel. A repackaged edition of the EP, "Again 1977", was released on December 4, 2013. It contains two new songs, "Again 1977" and "Do You Know Me", a remake of Sand Pebbles' 1977 hit, "What Should I Do". The EP was repackaged and digitally re-released again, on December 14, 2013, as "White Winter" with two Christmas songs, "Hide and Seek" and "Middle of Winter Hide and Seek". The EP reached

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? copies in the UK to date. The song was also a major success around the world, reaching number one in thirteen other countries outside the UK. In the US, the single fell short of the top ten in the "Billboard" Hot 100 due to a lack of airplay, but it had sold an estimated 2.5 million copies in the US by January 1985. Worldwide the single had sold 11.7 million copies by 1989. Geldof's cautious hope was that the single would raise £70,000 for Ethiopia, but "Do They Know It's Christmas?" raised £8 million within twelve months of release. The

neg: Braxton Family Christmas Braxton Family Christmas Braxton Family Christmas is the first Christmas album, and second studio album overall, by R&B female group The Braxtons. The album was released on October 30, 2015, by Def Jam. "Braxton Family Christmas" consists of eight tracks, including three covers of Christmas standards and carols ("This Christmas", "O' Holy Night", and "Mary, Did You Know?"), three original songs ("Every Day is Christmas", "Blessed New Year", and "Under My Christmas Tree") and a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas". The Black Media reviewed the album in an article, "The Braxton Family finally got it done. For Four years fans

neg: Behold: A Christmas Collection on December 17, 2016. The album debuted at No. 18 on the US "Billboard" Christian Albums Chart on November 5, 2016. It went on to peak at No. 1 on December 31, 2016. Behold: A Christmas Collection Behold: A Christmas Collection is the second studio album by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle. It was released on October 21, 2016, through Centricity Music. A deluxe edition was released on November 2, 2018 and included three extra songs. In an interview with "Billboard"s Jim Asker, Daigle said "I know. I was sitting there in Louisiana and Paul and

neg: Soft Aid were available on the tape: The following Commodore 64 games were available: Soft Aid Soft Aid was a Charity Computer Game Software edition, released by Quicksilva in late 1985 to support the Famine Relief in Ethiopia. The software was released on tape for the ZX Spectrum computer and the Commodore 64. On one side of the tape, as well as games, the charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid was also available if the tape was played (at this point) on an audio tape recorder. The tape was unusual in that it was released to help support

neg: Soft Aid Soft Aid Soft Aid was a Charity Computer Game Software edition, released by Quicksilva in late 1985 to support the Famine Relief in Ethiopia. The software was released on tape for the ZX Spectrum computer and the Commodore 64. On one side of the tape, as well as games, the charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid was also available if the tape was played (at this point) on an audio tape recorder. The tape was unusual in that it was released to help support a charity (possibly unique in computer gaming at the time). To help

neg: Kylie Minogue "When you get diagnosed, you don't know what to do… you Google. I went online and I read your story, and it gave me the strength to go public as well." Minogue has been involved in humanitarian support in areas including health research and quality of life. Musically, she has helped fundraise on many occasions. In 1989, she participated in recording "Do They Know It's Christmas?" under the name Band Aid II to help raise money. In early 2010, Minogue along with many other artists (under the name Helping Haiti) recorded a cover version of "Everybody Hurts". The single was

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? producer of the original version, and it included an updated B-side entitled "One Year On (Feed the World)", beginning and ending with a recording of a telephone message from Geldof and in between featuring Ure reciting a list of what had been bought with the money raised during the previous 12 months. Vocalists Additional spoken messages on B-side Musicians Notes A second version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was recorded under the name of Band Aid II in 1989, overseen by the most successful British production team of the late 1980s, Stock Aitken Waterman. Geldof had telephoned Pete Waterman

neg: Christmas music do tend to develop an association with Christmas or the holiday season, such an association tends to be much shorter lived than the more traditionally themed Christmas songs such as "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Merry Christmas Everyone", and the songs may have nothing to do with Christmas or even winter. Some notable and longer-lasting examples include Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (No. 1, 1984, the second biggest selling single in UK Chart history; two re-recordings also hit No. 1 in 1989 and 2004), Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" (No. 1, 1973) and

neg: Radiohead on side projects. Yorke and Jonny Greenwood contributed to the Band Aid 20 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", produced by Godrich. Greenwood composed soundtracks for the films "Bodysong" (2004) and "There Will Be Blood" (2007); the latter was the first of several collaborations between Greenwood and director Paul Thomas Anderson. In July 2006, Yorke released his debut solo album, "The Eraser," comprising mainly electronic music. He told "Pitchfork": "I've been in the band since we left school and never dared do anything on my own ... It was like, 'Man, I've got to find out what it feels

neg: I'll Stand by You This is a sub-karaoke version, limp, tired, and uninspired." However, Stylus Magazine actually commended the song, comparing it to Shakespears Sister and calling it "far, far better than anyone gives it credit for." "I'll Stand by You" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 21 November 2004, becoming Girls Aloud's second single to do so. Despite competition from four new top ten entries, the song also remained at the top for a second week. It slipped to number four in its third week, making way for Band Aid 20's take on "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Girls

neg: Kylie Minogue and Australia in February 1990. She was also one of the featured vocalists on the remake of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Minogue's debut film, "The Delinquents" was released in December 1989. The movie received mixed reviews by critics but proved popular with audiences. In the UK it grossed more than £200,000, and in Australia, it was the fourth-highest grossing local film of 1989 and the highest grossing local film of 1990. Minogue's third album, "Rhythm of Love" was released in November 1990 and was described as "leaps and bounds more mature" than her previous albums. Her relationship with Michael

neg: Bastille (band) 2014, Bastille were featured on the Band Aid 30 version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". They were nominated for Best New Artist at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost out to Sam Smith. In 2015, Bastille recruited a new touring member Charlie Barnes. On 22 September 2015, Bastille released an independent single called "Hangin". The band also featured on the "Kill Your Friends" (2015) soundtrack with a cover of the Sugababes debut single "Overload". It was announced via Facebook that their second album would be released in 2016. Also, during that summer, the band debuted two new songs

neg: Do You Know Squarepusher (song) Do You Know Squarepusher (song) "Do You Know Squarepusher" is a track by Squarepusher from the 2002 album "Do You Know Squarepusher". The track was originally released as an untitled single in 2001. The only writing that appears on the release is "Squarepusher"; however, the only song which appears on the release is the track later renamed "Do You Know Squarepusher". The single is a 12" vinyl and is a single-sided pressing. The single was selected as "NME"s "Single of the Week" in its week of release. It also received a very positive review at Drowned in Sound, where it

neg: Danny Goffey solo project in 2006 using the pseudonym "Van Goffey", a name based on the artist Vincent van Gogh. He released tracks via MySpace in August 2006, the first three being "Crack House Blues", "I Feel so Gaye" and "Natalie Loves the F". He was also a drummer for the collective of musicians called Twisted X who released a charity football song called "Born In England" which charted at number 8 in the UK Singles Charts in 2004. In 2004 he joined other musicians including Paul McCartney to record a Christmas charity single called "Do They Know It's Christmas?" which reached

neg: Band of Merrymakers immediately set out to replicate the family holiday splendor of records like Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" & Lifebeat's A Very Special Christmas series. The group's debut album, "Welcome to Our Christmas Party", was released October 23, 2015, through Sony Masterworks. The album features guest appearances from Christina Perri, Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray), Alex & Sierra, Natasha Bedingfield, Michael Fitzpatrick (Fitz & The Tantrums), Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees, Charity Daw, Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, Owl City, Bebe Rexha, Nick Hexum of 311, Andrew McMahon, Jason Wade (Lifehouse), David Ryan Harris, David Hodges (Evanescence), The Mowglis, Street

neg: Sonia (singer) 20 hit in the UK in 1990 with "You've Got A Friend", recorded with the group Big Fun, and released as a charity single for Childline. After tensions developed with Stock Aitken Waterman, Sonia left her record label and released her second, self-titled album in 1991, produced by Nigel Wright. The first single released from it, "Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" became Sonia's third UK top 10 hit, although the album was less successful than her debut. Sonia also contributed to two charity singles, Band Aid II's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1989 (peaked at number 1 in

neg: 2004 in British music million copies in eight weeks. Popular artists from the 1980s made successful returns, including Duran Duran, The Cure, Depeche Mode and Morrissey, all of whom released top ten singles. After appearing in the reality television show "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!", Peter Andre re-released his 1996 hit single "Mysterious Girl", this time getting to the top spot. Twenty years after the original, the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was re-recorded and was the best-selling single of the year, holding the Christmas number 1 spot. The song sold over a million copies in a month.

neg: Ben Haenow 18 December, "Something I Need" entered the Irish Singles Chart at number two, finishing behind Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", making Haenow the first "X Factor" winner not to get Ireland's Christmas number one in nine years. On 21 December, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart ahead of "Uptown Funk", after selling 214,000 copies in its first week, and became the Christmas number one. The release also became the second-fastest selling single of the year, behind Band Aid 30's "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which sold nearly 313,000 copies in its first week back in November

neg: Silbermond discography "Krieger des Lichts," which reached the top ten in Germany. In 2012, fourth studio album "Himmel auf" was released. A top three success, it was reached gold status in Austria and 3× gold status in Germany. Its same-titled debut single peaked within the top five in Germany. In 2014, "Alles auf Anfang 2014–04", Silbermond's first compilation was released. It reached the top ten in Austria and Switzerland and was certified gold by the BVMI. The same year, the band collaborated with Band Aid 30 Germany on a remake of "Do They Know It's Christmas?," which became another number-one hit in

neg: Do You Know Squarepusher (song) received a 10/10 rating. Side A Side B Do You Know Squarepusher (song) "Do You Know Squarepusher" is a track by Squarepusher from the 2002 album "Do You Know Squarepusher". The track was originally released as an untitled single in 2001. The only writing that appears on the release is "Squarepusher"; however, the only song which appears on the release is the track later renamed "Do You Know Squarepusher". The single is a 12" vinyl and is a single-sided pressing. The single was selected as "NME"s "Single of the Week" in its week of release. It also received a very

neg: Christmas with Nashville may not say they're singers, but they are." "Christmas with Nashville" was released on November 4, 2014. It was released digitally by record label Big Machine, with an exclusive release on CD via Target stores in the United States. Darryl Sterden for the "Toronto Sun" described the album, saying "They aren't really country stars; they just play them on TV. But you'd never know the difference on the Nashville cast's surprisingly solid and satisfying set of countrified Christmas classics." He gave it a rating of two and a half out of three. The album debuted on the "Billboard" 200 at

neg: Tears for Fears African famine relief projects. Sport Aid's slogan was "I Ran the World", therefore Tears for Fears released "Everybody Wants to Run the World" (no. 5 in the UK and no. 4 in Ireland). Indirectly, the band were involved in the earlier Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" from 1984, which featured a slowed down sample from their song "The Hurting" in the introduction. It was 1989 before the group released their third album, "The Seeds of Love" (on which Ian Stanley appeared for the last time as a member of Tears for Fears), at a reported production cost

neg: Travis (band) the Park. On 2 July 2005, Travis performed at Live 8's London concert, and four days later, at the Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push concert. Travis also participated in Band Aid 20's re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?"—Healy and friend Nigel Godrich playing leading roles in its organisation. Healy is a part of the Make Poverty History movement, having recently made two trips to Sudan with the Save the Children organisation. On 13 July 2006, the members of Travis stuck a giant post-it sticker on the front door of the Downing Street home of British Prime Minister, Tony

neg: Will Haven character, formed and released a six-track demo. The band was formed from members of Sock, a band that was formed with Shaun Lopez of Far. Will Haven's debut self-titled seven-track EP was released in 1996 to positive reviews. A year later the quartet was signed to Revelation. Singer Grady Avenell guested on two Far tracks - "9 Miles", and a cover of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas Time?" with Chino Moreno of Deftones. 1997 saw the release of full-length "El Diablo" bringing them an increasing amount of attention and a growing fanbase. In 1999, they released "WHVN", arguably

neg: A Flintstone Christmas old man tells them that there is only one thing to do, and that they must go to his workshop back on the North Pole to get the rest of the presents. When asking how to get there, Santa tells Fred and Barney to tell the reindeer to head back home, because they know the way. Arriving at the North Pole, Fred and Barney quickly fill the sleigh with a new set of presents and fly into the sky. They begin dropping the rest of the gifts down the chimneys, when Fred remembers about the Christmas party. Knowing that they

neg: All Saints (group) peaked at number nine; its final single was "Everything Eventually", which was released in July 2003 and peaked at number 38. Appleton and Polydor subsequently parted ways. Shaznay Lewis released her first solo single, "Never Felt Like This Before", in July 2004; it reached number eight in the UK. Her album "Open" followed two weeks later via London Records and peaked at number 22, although the second single, "You", charted only at number 56. In November 2004, Lewis was one of the artists involved in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". In early 2008, Lewis

neg: Cee Lo's Magic Moment on "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and No. 6 on the Holiday Albums chart. It was ranked No. 153 on the 2013 Year End Billboard 200 chart. As of October 2015, the album has sold 225,000 copies in the US. Cee Lo's Magic Moment Cee Lo's Magic Moment is the first Christmas studio album and overall fourth studio album released by American recording artist Cee Lo Green on October 29, 2012 in the United Kingdom. It was released to the US on October 30 by Elektra Records. Green's versions of "Mary, Did You Know?" and "What Christmas Means to Me" peaked

neg: Christmas Is Almost Here Christmas Is Almost Here Christmas Is Almost Here is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 25th album, 21st studio album, and first Christmas album. The album was released on October 22, 2002, and peaked at #49 on "Billboard"'s Top Holiday Albums chart. "Christmas Is Almost Here" has been released in three different editions. The album was first released in 2002, then in 2003, it was re-released as "Christmas Is Almost Here Again" with two bonus tracks, "White Christmas" and "Forgive". The third release came in 2010, when Borders released special limited copies with the track "The Night Before Christmas", which came from Simon's

neg: Gyro's First Invention "[50th]" Gyro-anniversary?"" - Sigvald Grøsfjeld Jr., e-mail to Don Rosa, 11 January 1999 Rosa immediately replied to Grøsfjeld the very next day, 12 January 1999: ""That is a great story idea!!! I love it! I need to check when the first Gyro story appeared in WDC&S, but if "Christmas for Shacktown" predates it, that is a GREAT idea! They want me to do a Christmas story AND a sequel to that story AND they will probably ask me to do a 50th anniversary Gyro story! I am going to write this idea down *immediately*!"" - Don Rosa, e-mail to Sigvald

neg: Live Aid came from Boy George, the lead singer of Culture Club. George and Culture Club drummer Jon Moss had taken part in the recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and in December 1984 Culture Club were undertaking a tour of the UK, which culminated in six nights at Wembley Arena. On the final night at Wembley, Saturday 22 December 1984, an impromptu gathering of some of the other artists from Band Aid joined Culture Club on stage at the end of the concert for an encore of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". George was so overcome by the occasion he

neg: Father Christmas ... keeps a good House, or else I do not know of One besides." When invited to spend Christmas with the squire, he comments "I will ... else I shall forget Christmas, for aught I see." Similar opinions were expressed in "Round About Our Coal Fire ... with some curious Memories of Old Father Christmas; Shewing what Hospitality was in former Times, and how little there remains of it at present" (1734, reprinted with Father Christmas subtitle 1796). David Garrick's popular 1774 Drury Lane production "A Christmas Tale" included a personified Christmas character who announced "Behold a personage well known

neg: BeBe Winans Mills. The set was released on both CD & DVD. The CD included the studio version of "Do You Know Him?" which served as the album's first single. By 2003, BeBe had started his own record label, The Movement Group, and partnered with Still Waters, an inspirational and gospel imprint of Hidden Beach Recordings. The first album under this deal was 2004's largely orchestral holiday album entitled "My Christmas Prayer" which first appeared exclusively for sale at Starbucks coffee shops nationwide. Between releases, BeBe made his film debut with a small role in the 2004 remake (featuring Denzel Washington) of

neg: The White Mice (-Michael Grigelevich) Skyscraper Magazine No. 28, Summer 2008 They have toured with Lightning Bolt, USA Is a Monster, Coughs, An Albatross, Skinny Puppy, Dj Scotch Egg, Bolz'n, Pleasurehorse, Suffering Bastard, and Athletic Automaton. They have self-released several records, including "Mouse of Mendes" and a Christmas album entitled "Do They Know It's Christmice?" before being signed to Load Records, where they recorded and released two more albums. Further records have been released on the Blossoming Noise label of Atlanta Georgia, as well as several independent labels. The White Mice The White Mice are an abrasive, experimental, industrial, noise rock and noisegrind

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? which threatens to turn righteous pleading into pompous indignation. On the other hand, I'm sure it's impossible to write flippantly about something as fundamentally dreadful as the Ethiopia famine." The song has received criticism for what has been described as a colonial western-centric viewpoint and condescending stereotypical descriptions of Africa. Musician Fuse ODG turned down a request to sing "Do They Know It's Christmas" with the group during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, stating that the lyrics of the song do not reflect what Africa truly is. He cited lyrics such as "There is no peace and joy in west Africa

neg: Turin Brakes A Dream" and "Over And Over". Later that year, they found themselves part of the Band Aid 20 cast for the revamped Noughties take on "Do They Know It’s Christmas", alongside Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Robbie Williams. Their third album, "Jackinabox", was released to critical acclaim in early June 2005. Preceded by the single "Fishing for a Dream," which did not do as well as the band hoped (charting at 32). Despite the lack of airplay or a hit single "JackInABox" still sold quite well, entering the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart in its first week and certified

neg: Band Aid 30 sorted by their appearance in the German Band Aid 30 song "Do They Know It's Christmas": Campino of Die Toten Hosen, Philipp Poisel, Clueso, Seeed, Andreas Bourani, Ina Müller, Jan Delay, Marteria, Michi Beck of Die Fantastischen Vier, Max Herre, Cro, Sportfreunde Stiller, Silbermond, Milky Chance, Max Raabe, Wolfgang Niedecken, Udo Lindenberg, Sammy Amara of Broilers, Anna Loos, Peter Maffay, Thees Uhlmann, Joy Denalane, Gentleman, Patrice, Jan Josef Liefers, Adel Tawil, 2raumwohnung, Donots, Jennifer Rostock The French version of the song, titled ""Noël est là"" ("Christmas is here"), features words by Carla Bruni and was released on 1 December 2014.

neg: Do They Know It's Christmas? single's worldwide success in raising awareness and financial relief for the victims of the Ethiopian famine led the recording of several other charity singles in the UK and in other countries, such as "We Are the World" by USA for Africa. The song also led to various spin-off charity events, such as Comic Relief, and the Live Aid concert which would take place seven months later in July 1985. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was re-recorded three times: in 1989, 2004, and 2014. All the re-recordings were also charity records; the 1989 and 2004 versions also provide money for famine

neg: Lisa Stansfield the Band-Aid II, a charity supergroup founded to raise money for anti-poverty efforts in Ethiopia and recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" which topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. Later, she covered "Down in the Depths" for the AIDS charity compilation "Red Hot + Blue" released in September 1990, and also filmed a music video for it. In 1991, Stansfield recorded her second studio album, "Real Love" and released it on 11 November 1991. She co-wrote all the songs with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, who also produced the album. "Real Love" received positive reviews from music critics

neg: Band Aid 20 Band Aid 20 Band Aid 20 was the 2004 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid. The group, which included Daniel Bedingfield, Dido, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Bono of U2, and Paul McCartney, re-recorded the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?", written by Band Aid organisers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. The song was recorded on 14 November 2004, to benefit Sudan's troubled Darfur region, and was released that same month. The single became the UK's biggest seller of 2004 as well as the Christmas number one.

neg: Careless Whisper by the two Frankie Goes to Hollywood tracks, "Two Tribes" and "Relax", Stevie Wonder with "I Just Called to Say I Love You", and Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?". The song also topped the charts in 25 other countries, including the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States in February 1985 under the credit "Wham! featuring George Michael", Spending three weeks at the top in America, the song was later named "Billboard"s number-one song of 1985. Despite the success, Michael was never fond of the song. He said in 1991 that it "was not an integral part of

neg: Band Aid 30 patronising and condescending perspective of the original, with rapper Fuse ODG citing this as the reason he dropped out of the project. On 18 November, Liberian Robtel Neajai Pailey, a researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies argued, on BBC Radio 4's "Today", that the question "Do They Know It's Christmas" was meaningless, as most of the victims were Muslim. She described the song as "unoriginal and redundant" and said that it was "reinforcing stereotypes", painting the continent "as unchanging and frozen in time" and was "incredibly patronising and problematic." Arguing against Pailey, producer Harvey Goldsmith said her

neg: D'Nash D'Nash D'Nash (often stylized as D'NASH, originally Nash) was a Spanish voice band, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. In February 2006, the band released its first single "Capaz de Todo" (English: "Capable of Everything"). The album "Capaz de Todo" was released a month later on March 28. In June 2006, they released a second single, "¿Dónde Estás?" ("Where Are You?"), a ballad. Their album was reissued in November with two extra songs, "Qué Sabes del Amor" ("What Do You Know About Love?") and "Más Allá de las Estrellas" ("Beyond The Stars"), a Christmas song.

neg: Keisha Buchanan BRIT Award nomination for Best Single; like its successor, the ballad "Caught in a Moment", it went to number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2004, the trio sang on Band Aid 20's remake of "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which went to number 1 in the UK in December. Around this time, the group's perceived "moodiness", alleged backstage catfights, and press junket tantrums were tabloid fodder in Britain. They were surrounded by continuous rumours of in-fighting within the group and constant split reports. Rumours suggested that Buchanan and Buena had bullied Range, although Range herself repeatedly denied such

neg: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) 2005 to 8 January 2005 and was replaced by Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock". "Against All Odds" was later included on Brookstein's debut album "Heart and Soul". "Against All Odds" debuted at number two in the United Kingdom, behind Band Aid 20's version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and at number 11 in Ireland. It charted at number one in the UK the following week. "Against All Odds" sold 127,701 copies in its first week in the UK, the lowest first-week sales for an "X Factor" winner's single until 2015. Brookstein's version has sold 204,000 copies in the UK to

neg: Rather Be song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and was the third fastest-selling single of 2014 (behind Band Aid 30's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and Ben Haenow's "Something I Need"), and the highest-selling January single since "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo in 1996. It stayed there for four weeks, the longest UK number one for three years. The song spent four weeks at number one and was the second best-selling song of 2014 in the UK, selling over 1.13 million copies by the end of the year. On the US "Billboard" Hot 100, the song peaked at number

neg: Frankie Goes to Hollywood declared it to be the band's third number one single, as if this was a fait accompli. The Band Aid project, for which Johnson recorded a message for the B-side, meant that FGTH managed only one week at the top this time before it was replaced by "Do They Know It's Christmas?" The title track from FGTH's album, "Welcome to the Pleasuredome", was released as a fourth single in March 1985. Early promotional posters for the single proclaimed it as "their fourth number one", even prior to the single's release. However, the single peaked at Number 2. The twelve-inch singles

neg: A Madea Christmas (film) the town that were not in the original agreement, knowing that the company would have no choice but to oblige considering the repercussions if they were to back out). Bailey sings "Mary, Did You Know", with his parents cheering him on. Lacey also reveals to Oliver that she is married to Connor as the jubilee commences. The soundtrack for the film was released in stores by Motown Records November 25. This was the first soundtrack to a Tyler Perry film since 2010's "For Colored Girls" and the first Madea soundtrack since 2006's "Madea's Family Reunion" and 2008's "Meet the Browns".

neg: I Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song) You" debuted on radio on 14 October 2004, and was released on 6 December 2004 in the United Kingdom and debuted and peaked at number two on the UK singles chart, outsold in its first week of sale by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20. It remained in the top ten for four weeks, but it spent six weeks at number one on the airplay chart, and seventeen weeks on the chart in total. As March 2014, it sold 150,000 copies in the UK. In Australia, the single peaked at number six, and was

neg: Do You Believe in Miracles we recorded them, when the record first came out - all the T.V. shows centred around Christmas, so we missed out on the initial thing. If we'd have had those T.V.'s when the record was actually released, that would have helped a lot more." "Do You Believe in Miracles" was released on 7" and 12" vinyl by RCA Records in the UK, Australia, Ecuador and across Europe, including Germany and the Netherlands. The B-side, "My Oh My (Swing Version)", was exclusive to the single and would later appear on the band's 2007 compilation "B-Sides". On the 12" single, an extended

neg: Christmas in the Sand (song) Christmas in the Sand (song) "Christmas in the Sand" is a Christmas song recorded by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat, Jason Reeves and Kara DioGuardi and produced by Colbie's father, Ken Caillat. The song was released as the first single from her first Christmas album "Christmas in the Sand". The song was released to SoundCloud on October 15, 2012 through Universal Republic. Colbie told Billboard she wrote this song "thinking, what do they listen to over here Hawaii at Christmas time? I bet they don't always want to hear songs about white Christmases and bundling up