The new “ultimate mix” of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” is out

November 25, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

“Do They Know It’s Christmas” was first released in 1984. An updated version came out in 2004 for its 20th anniversary and another in 2014 for its 30th. Is there a 40th-anniversary edition? What do you think?

Trevor Horn produced the new mix, which features all the voices (some more than one) from the three previous versions plus a few new ones.

Bono (three generations of Bono stretching back to 1984)
Sting
Boy George
Sam Smith
David Bowie
George Michael
Liam Payne
Ed Sheeran (against his will, apparently)
Harry Styles
Chris Martin
Guy Garvey
Sugarbabes
Bananarama
Seal
Sinead O’Connor
Rita Ora
Robbie Williams,
Kool and the Gang
Underworld
A ton more.

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