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
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