1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia out the first airdrops from Hercules C-130s delivering food to the starving people. Other countries including Sweden, East and West Germany, Poland, Canada, United States and the Soviet Union were also involved in the international response. Buerk's news piece on the BBC was seen by Irish singer Bob Geldof, who quickly organised the charity supergroup Band Aid, primarily made up of the biggest British and Irish artists of the era. Their single, "Do They Know It's Christmas?", was released on 3 December 1984 and became Britain's best-selling single within a few weeks, eventually selling 3.69 million copies domestically. It raised
Is This Christmas? produced to promote the single. Is This Christmas? "Is This Christmas?" is a single by English indie pop band The Wombats. "Is This Christmas?" was the first single released since the singles from the album "". It is released under 14th Floor Records, and was available on Vinyl, CD and through iTunes. It originally appeared on the second edition of compilation The Best Kids Christmas Album in the World Ever Ever!!!, released 10 December 2007 on KIDS Records. All proceeds of the single were put towards the charity MENCAP. The single features comedian Les Dennis in the introduction of the