THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND THE WORLD: IN DEFENCE OF "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?"
Forget the synthetic sleigh bells and the inaccurate lyrics. Forget Phil Collins’ sleeveless brown jumper. Forget, if you can, the un-wokeness of it all. Forget even Bob Geldof’s avowed hatred of his own creation: Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? is a slice of 1980s pop genius. By 2023, you have said “merry Christmas!” to members of your family 39 times since Do They Know It’s…
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