PARTS: Soprano/Alto Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
200 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
Verse 1
It's Christmas time There's no need to be afraid
At Christmas time We let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty We can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world At Christmas time
Bridge 1
But say a prayer Pray for the other ones
At Christmas time, it's hard But when you're having fun
There's a world outside your window And it's a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing Is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom
Well, tonight, thank God, it's them instead of you
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow
Chorus
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
HALF-RIFF (2 bars)
Bridge 2
Here's to you Raise your glass for everyone
Here's to them Underneath that burning sun
Chorus
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
RIFF (4 bars)
Outro
ALL: Feed the world—-
ALL: Feed the world—-
SOP/TEN/BASS: Feed the world ALTOS: Let them know it's Christmas time again
SOP/TEN/BASS: Feed the world ALTOS: Let them know it's Christmas time again
SOP/TEN/BASS: Feed the world ALTOS: Let them know it's Christmas time again
SOP/TEN/BASS: Feed the world ALTOS: Let them know it's Christmas time again
SOP/TEN/BASS: Feed the world ALTOS: Let them know it's Christmas time again
SOP/TEN/BASS: Feed the world ALTOS: Let them know it's Christmas time again
SOP/TEN/BASS: Feed the world ALTOS: Let them know ALL: it's Christmas time again–
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of popular British and Irish musical acts at the time.[1] It was recorded in a single day at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, in November 1984.
"Do They Know It's Christmas" was released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1984. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number one and stayed there for five weeks, becoming Christmas number one.[2] It sold a million copies in the first week, becoming the fastest-selling single in UK chart history; it held this title until 1997, when it was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997".[3] UK sales passed three million on the last day of 1984.[4]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F