1984年，非洲出现大面积饥荒，英国乐坛数十位当红艺人以Band Aid为名，录制单曲义卖援助饥民，便有了这首《Do They Know It's Christmas?》。今年正值这首歌发行30周年，又一批当红英国艺人组成Band Aid 30，重新录制这首歌曲，支持抗击埃博拉病毒。 参与的艺人名单：Midge Ure、Clean Bandit、Sam Smith、One Direction、Ellie Goulding、Sinead O’Connor、Underworld、Roger Taylor、Paul Epworth、Ed Sheeran、Disclosure、Olly Murs、Jimmy Napes、Elbow、Emeli Sande、Angélique Kidjo、Rita Ora、Paloma Faith、Chris Martin、Bono、Bastille、Jessie Ware、Fuse ODG、Seal。 Tracy Emin has provided the artwork and Paul Epworth is producing the track. Vocal contributions have come from artists including Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Seal, Sam Smith, Sinéad O'Connor, Rita Ora, Emeli Sandé as well as Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who recorded the opening lines in the 2004 version, U2 frontman Bono, who famously sung the tenth line of the song in both the 1984 and 2004 versions, with Queen drummer Roger Taylor on drums. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure and released by Band Aid on 28 November 1984.