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shenmue

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Sun Nov 16, 2014, 08:32 PM Nov 2014

"Band Aid 30: X Factor unveiling for Ebola charity song"

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30074650

From the article:

The new Band Aid single has been broadcast for the first time.

A video showing performers including One Direction, Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran singing the reworked Do They Know It's Christmas? was shown on ITV's X Factor.

They were among the stars who recorded a cover of the 1984 song, to raise money to tackle Ebola, on Saturday.
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"Band Aid 30: X Factor unveiling for Ebola charity song" (Original Post) shenmue Nov 2014 OP
x factor 2014 uk do they know its christmas song theundergrounddemocr Dec 2014 #1
1. x factor 2014 uk do they know its christmas song
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 08:21 PM
Dec 2014

30 years goes quick, a lot of people kind of thought the lyrics in "do they know it's christmas" was a bit out of date, kind of like out of date thinking, like saying that africa is place were nothing grows, which is obviously not true and so on. not sure if the x factor uk version reworked the lyrics or not, not really listened close to the new band aid song to find out.

well it got to no,1 in the charts position not sure if it could also make the christmas no.1 as well, usually in the uk the x factor winner of that year also would get the christmas no.1 as well, but not sure if that will be the case this year because x factor does not have as good a ratings as it used to have, used to be the most popular show years ago, but not as popular anymore.

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