“Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid (6/20)

Written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to the Ethiopian Famine of the early 80’s, the song was recorded in a single day by an impressive group of stars. Band Aid included giants such as Sting, Bono, Phil Collins and many others. The song was number one in the UK for five weeks, making it one of the biggest hits of the British 80’s. the writers hoped to raise 70,000 pounds for Ethiopia. They ended up raising 8 million pounds.