White Christmas (song) John's and Crosby's songs to be "winners" by stating that John's recording is the "best-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s," while maintaining that "the best-selling single of all time was released before the first pop charts," and that this distinction belongs to "White Christmas," which it says "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever "Guinness Book of Records" (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later." In 1999, National Public Radio included it in the "NPR 100", which sought to compile the one hundred most important American
Bob Geldof sell over 3 million copies, making it the biggest-selling single in UK history up to that point, a title it held for almost 13 years. The single was also a major US hit, peaking at number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" returned to the UK chart a year later, reaching number three, and eventually it raised over £8 million. Following this massive success, preparations were started for the biggest rock concerts the world had ever seen, the following summer. New versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas" were recorded in 1989 and 2004. In