who sang the opening line of do they know it 's christmas
Chris Martin
Goulding, Seal, Sam Smith, Sinéad O'Connor, Rita Ora, Emeli Sandé, Bastille and Olly Murs. Returning guest musicians from previous versions of the song included Chris Martin (who recorded the opening lines of the 2004 version) and Bono (who sang the tenth line in both the 1984 and 2004 versions). The line "Well, there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" was changed to "Bring peace and joy this Christmas to West Africa". Vocalists: Musicians: Additional personnel: A German-language version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released on 21 November 2014. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Goulding, Seal, Sam Smith, Sinéad O'Connor, Rita Ora, Emeli Sandé, Bastille and Olly Murs. Returning guest musicians from previous versions of the song included Chris Martin (who recorded the opening lines of the 2004 version) and Bono (who sang the tenth line in both the 1984 and 2004 versions). The line "Well, there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" was changed to "Bring peace and joy this Christmas to West Africa". Vocalists: Musicians: Additional personnel: A German-language version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released on 21 November 2014. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias
Do They Know It's Christmas?
members of Big Country and Holly Johnson from Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The song comprises two parts: a verse and bridge which allow individual singers to perform different lines; and a chorus in the form of two repeated phrases by ensemble. The first line of the recording is sung by Paul Young on the 1984 version, Kylie Minogue on the 1989 version, Chris Martin of Coldplay on the 2004 version, and One Direction on the 2014 version. The line was originally written for David Bowie who finally sang it at the Live Aid concert in 1985. The following morning Geldof
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Top Goalscorer Awards. In his 20 months with the club White made 77 competitive appearances, scored 39 goals which included two hat-tricks, and had 23 assists. On 4 July 2014, White signed a two-year deal with Livingston. White scored the winner on his home league debut against Cowdenbeath on 16 August 2014. White scored his third hat-trick of his career and first for Livingston on 13 September 2014 v Alloa Athletic. White scored one of the penalties in the semi-final penalty kicks decider to take Livingston into the Petrofac Scottish Challenge Cup Final. He also scored two goals in the
Jordan White (footballer)
Johnson returned to New York, where he was involved in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. He had a broad appreciation for black artists, musicians and writers, and worked to heighten awareness in the wider society of their creativity. In 1922, he published a landmark anthology "The Book of American Negro Poetry," with a "Preface" that celebrated the power of black expressive culture. He compiled and edited the anthology "The Book of American Negro Spirituals," which was published in 1925. He continued to publish his own poetry as well. Johnson's collection "" (1927) is considered most important. He demonstrated that
James Weldon Johnson
up to bring together the individuals and businesses affected by the compulsory purchase order that was in place for a number of years. The compulsory purchase has now officially expired. The aim of the campaign group was to seek compensation from Merseytram for the loss caused by the compulsory purchase order. A Freedom of Information request was also submitted to Merseytravel on 8 August 2013 with a view of obtaining the details of all land/building owners affected by the compulsory purchase order. Merseytram was placed as a priority project within Merseytravel's transport plan for 2006–2011, and alignments were preserved within
Merseytram
the first casualties were reported, and, although suffering from the effects of fumes, he continued to lead rescue parties till he was completely disabled by the gas.” Five men died in the rescue in Tunnel C2. At the end of 1916, after a spell in France, he was appointed Chief of the British Military Mission with the Sharif of Mecca's forces in the Hejaz where he again worked with Lawrence and played a key role in the Arab Revolt. After the capture of Wejh, the demolition raids on the Hejaz Railway were largely his work, along with his colleague Major
S. F. Newcombe
Raid (boating) Raid – A sail and oar adventure This is a leisure pursuit combining sailing and rowing. It involves a fleet of small boats capable of being rowed and sailed, exploring a coastline or inland waterway over several days, often with some competitive element. In describing raiding, the organiser of the 2010 & 2011 English Raids states; "The idea of making coastal voyages in company, in open boats powered by sail and oar, was given currency by the French group Albacore, led by Charles-Henri le Moing during the 1990s, starting in Portugal and Scotland... The word raid has slipped
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Guildford Education Partnership. In 2005 4 house groups were created, these were: Green: Russell, Yellow: Newton, Blue: Austen, and Red: Franklin. When the school was originally opened (as Park Barn), the Houses were named after the royal palaces; in the same order: Balmoral, Buckingham, Windsor and Sandringham. As part of the annual Christmas house quiz, staff at the school recorded their own version of the Band Aid song, "Do They Know It's Christmas" which went on to be one of December 2007's most popular videos on YouTube as well as raise money for Band Aid. King's College, Guildford King's College
King's College, Guildford
straight in at No. 1 in the Autumn. It would stay there for three weeks, paving the way for a re-release of "Hangin' Tough" in January 1990, and the multi-platinum success of their debut album of the same name. The year's Christmas number 1 single, and, indeed, the final number 1 of the 1980s, went to a new version of 1984's Christmas number 1 "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Unsurprisingly, it was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, Band Aid II, like the original Band Aid, featured numerous famous music stars of the day, including both Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
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relatively popular in the UK and Ireland, it remains largely overshadowed by a collection of chart hits recorded in a bid to be crowned the UK Christmas number one single during the 1970s and 1980s. Band Aid's 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is the second best selling single in UK Chart history. The 1987 single "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues, a rock band from London, is regularly voted the British public's favourite ever Christmas song, and it is also the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century in the UK. British glam rock bands had major
Christmas music
Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant is the first Christmas album by the Christian crunk rock band Family Force 5. It was released on October 6, 2009. It was announced on August 29 by the band at the Christian music festival En Fuego that they had just finished recording the CD. Andrew Greenhalgh of Soul-Audio.com said the following about the album; "Family Force 5 has done what they do best, remaining true to themselves while crafting a truly enjoyable Christmas album. They retain the best of the covers and imbue things with a festive spirit that's
Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant
era and background, their consistent chart success and fame would bring a certain amount of credibility to the project from the rock fraternity and ensure that the group's loyal following of fans (the "Quo Army") would buy the record in large numbers. Ure's original idea was for Rossi and Parfitt to sing the "here's to you" harmonies in the song's bridge, but he had to shelve the idea because Parfitt could not hit the high notes. This section was eventually taken on by Weller, Sting and Glenn Gregory. Rossi privately told Ure afterwards that in the studio he sang most
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Chris Martin
Title: Do They Know It's Christmas?. Content: Goulding, Seal, Sam Smith, Sinéad O'Connor, Rita Ora, Emeli Sandé, Bastille and Olly Murs. Returning guest musicians from previous versions of the song included Chris Martin (who recorded the opening lines of the 2004 version) and Bono (who sang the tenth line in both the 1984 and 2004 versions). The line "Well, there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" was changed to "Bring peace and joy this Christmas to West Africa". Vocalists: Musicians: Additional personnel: A German-language version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released on 21 November 2014. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias
Band Aid
Gareth Gates
Paul Young, Kylie Minogue, Chris Martin, and One Direction. (Note: The question is asking for the first singer to sing the opening line, not all the singers who sang the opening line
Bono
Paul Young, Kylie Minogue, Chris Martin, and One Direction. (Note: The question is asking for the first singer to sing the opening line, not all the singers who sang the opening line
Bono