Do They Know It's Christmas?

Summary

Do They Know It's Christmas? is a musical work/composition^[1]. Do They Know It's Christmas? ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,629 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Do They Know It's Christmas? received the BRIT Awards^[3].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[4].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s composer is recorded as Bob Geldof^[5].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s composer is recorded as Midge Ure^[6].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s genre is Christmas music^[7].
• Do They Know It's Christmas? was produced by Midge Ure^[8].
• Do They Know It's Christmas? was performed by Band Aid^[9].
• Do They Know It's Christmas? was performed by Shirley Clamp^[10].
• Do They Know It's Christmas? was performed by Familjen Sigfridsson^[11].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s record label is recorded as Phonogram International B.V.^[12].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[13].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Do They Know It's Christmas? was distributed by vinyl record^[15].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Basing Street Studios^[16].
• November 25, 1984 marks the founding of Do They Know It's Christmas?^[17].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s lyricist is recorded as Bob Geldof^[18].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s lyricist is recorded as Midge Ure^[19].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s tonality is recorded as C major^[20].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Do They Know It's Christmas?"}^[21].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s has characteristic is recorded as debut single^[22].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s has characteristic is recorded as Christmas hit single^[23].
• Do They Know It's Christmas?'s form of creative work is recorded as song^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[25]

• Genre(s): christmas music^[26]

• Community tags: christmas, christmas music^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: d64306b1-d7f0-3954-8c8c-2a0e0ce7689f^[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Band Aid^[9], Shirley Clamp^[10], and Familjen Sigfridsson^[11]. Do They Know It's Christmas? was produced by Midge Ure^[8].

Publication

Do They Know It's Christmas?'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Its genre is Christmas music^[7]. Do They Know It's Christmas? was distributed by vinyl record^[15].

Reception

Do They Know It's Christmas? received the BRIT Awards^[3].

Why It Matters

Do They Know It's Christmas? ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,629 views/month).^[2] Do They Know It's Christmas? has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Do They Know It's Christmas? is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

FAQs

What awards did Do They Know It's Christmas? receive?

Honors received include BRIT Awards^[3].