they knew it's christmas on 3 december 1984.
they knew it's christmas on 3 december 1984.
when was do they know it's christmas?
3 december 1984
"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 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 three million sales 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 copies in the uk to date.
do they know it's christmas?
francesca battistelli told "ccm magazine"'s caroline lusk that "i've always dreamed about making a christmas album. it was a blast getting to write the songs, pick the standards and record them all last summer while i was eight months pregnant. ha! it really was so much all around. ian eskelin, my producer, knocked it out of the park. the arrangements are exactly what i wanted them to be, and i'm so proud of how the record turned out." furthermore, battistelli stated that "it's so hard to choose a favorite song from the album! right now i'd say it's, 'marshmallow world.' it's a more obscure classic, so a lot of people haven't heard it and i love to hear the reactions to such a fun christmas song. my all-time favorite christmas song is "breath of heaven." it gives me chills every time." on marking christmas tradition, battistelli evoked how "we will get to see all our loved ones this year and for that i'm so grateful! we are continuing the tradition of touring during the christmas season and i'm going to try an advent calendar with our son and see how he does with it. i loved ours as a kid, and i think it will be a great way to talk about the meaning of christmas all month long." lastly, battistelli touched on mary the mother of jesus, when she said "it's really impossible for any of us to fully understand mary's part in the christmas story from her perspective, but as a mom, i have such deeper insight into how she must have felt than i did before. did she know that her son was going to change the world? did she know she would lose him? how much did god reveal to her heart? no matter how much she knew or didn't know, i am just so grateful that she said yes to god's call on her life. i can't wait to share jesus with my kids!"
christmas (francesca battistelli album)