"We can not accomplish great things, only small, but with great love."

"Do They Know It's Christmas" was first published in 1984. It reached number 1 in the German, English and US singles charts. The song was released by the band Band Aid project, which had been founded with the aim to raise funds for victims of the famine in Ethiopia.

20 years later the song was revived again. This time of the project Band Aid 20, with a very similar objective namely money for the needy people in Darfur in Sudan to collect.
It was suggested the new edition of the project by the music journalist Dominic Mohan (The Sun). Producer Nigel Godrich was time.

Band Aid 20 consisted of the following musicians, Bono, Keane, Paul McCartney, Sugababes, Skye Edwards (Morcheeba), Robbie Williams, Dido, Jamelia, Justin Hawkins (The Darkness), Chris Martin (Coldplay), Fran Healy (Travis), Beverley Knight, Busted, Ms. Dynamite, Danny Goffey (Supergrass), Katie Melua, Will Young, Natasha Bedingfield, Snow Patrol, Shaznay Lewis, Joss Stone, Rachel Stevens, The Thrills, Roisin Murphy (Moloko), Lemar, Estelle, Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy), Feeder, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead both) and Dizzee Rascal.

The best known of course should this be musicians like Bono, Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and Chris Martin of Coldplay. I was surprised that even Katie Melua and Snow Patrol were there. Not that I would not both the confidence, I must admit that I both even now can not hear. But no matter.

The new edition was not the first since 1984, but certainly the best-selling. And also the best musical. Just think of the version of I think it was the casting Allstars. Nothing against these musicians but something can one make a good song even maggoty. The 2004 Revision has but as a reconciled again with this emotional and thought-provoking song.

In 1984 the song was needed and it was in 2004 still exist. Certainly a lot has happened, yet is still a lot to do. But even if people far too little with the problems and poverty in many African countries, but also can employ elsewhere such actions first of all money for these people help to collect and second call at least for a short time the people even those destinies back into memory ,