This song was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and performed by Band Aid, which is and is not a group. It' a supergroup that is made up of a bunch of British and Irish artists that come together every once in awhile for charity purposes. This song in particular was done in 1984 and is a direct response to the famine that was happening in Ethiopia at the time. There are too many artists involved for me to name all of them, so we're just focusing on them as a whole. The song raised 24 million dollars and the collaboration by all these artists was the blueprint for other projects such as this in other countries. There were also charity concerts involved in this movement like Live Aid, and all of these combined raised 150 million dollars for Ethiopia. So, if you have a little extra cash over the holidays, why not take an example from this cause and donate it to something good. Anything. Christmas is the season of giving after all.
Peace.
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