Band Aid Do They Know It’s Christmas? The original version of the Band Aid song can be viewed on YouTube here: outube.com/w atch?v=bjQzJA KxTrE

Do They Know It’s Christmas?  The year was 1984  Television News reports were showing harrowing images of the starving children in Ethiopia  Bob Geldof was a Dublin-born musician and lead singer of the band “The Boomtown Rats” who were very popular at the time  Geldof was so moved and upset by the News reports from Ethiopia, that he decided to do something about it © Nollaig Shona

The Ethiopia Famine (1984) Define famine Describe the cause and effects of famine in Ethiopia in Famine: extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.

The Ethiopia Famine (1984) You will watch a very upsetting, yet true, account of the Ethiopia famine. This was the first time that suffering of such scale had been shown on national news. People were shocked and upset, the consequence was profound.

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 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 are ringing Are clanging chimes of doom Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you.  Are these lyrics true?  How do they represent the continent of Africa? 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 Do they know it's Christmas time at all? Feed the world Let them know it's Christmas time Feed the world Do they know it's Christmas time at all? Here's to you raise a glass for everyone Here's to them underneath that burning sun Do they know it's Christmas time at all? Feed the world Let them know it's Christmas time again

30 years on… How is Ethiopia now?

Do They Know It’s Christmas 2014?  -JEsI -JEsI  Another version of the song has been recorded this Christmas to raise money for the Ebola crisis  It can be downloaded on iTunes for 99cents © Nollaig Shona

 It’s Christmas time And there’s no need to be afraid At Christmas time We let in light And banish shade And in our world of plenty We can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world At Christmas time But say a prayer Pray for the other ones At Christmas time It’s hard but while you’re having fun There’s a world outside your window And it’s a world of dread and fear Where a kiss of love can kill you And there’s death in every tear And the Christmas bells that ring there Are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight we’re reaching out And touching you No peace and joy this Christmas in West Africa The only hope they’ll have is being alive Where to comfort is to fear Where to touch is to be scared How can they know it’s Christmas time At all Here’s to you Raise a glass to everyone And here’s to them And all their years to come Let them know it’s Christmas after all Feed the world Let them know it’s Christmas time again Feel the world Let them know it’s Christmas time again Heal the world Let them know it’s Christmas time again

The lyrics Band Aid 30 have been altered to address the current situation in Western Africa, with the ongoing Ebola epidemic. The changes include:AfricaEbola epidemic  "Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears" replaced with "Where a kiss of love can kill you and there's death in every tear"  "Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you" replaced with "Well tonight we're reaching out and touching you"

Task: analyse if the Band Aid singles give an appropriate view of Africa Annotate both the songs to highlight accurate and misleading facts about Africa. Resources to help: Worksheet Ebola crisis: three things Band Aid should really be singing about 10 Facts for Bob Geldof Why Adele was right to ignore Bob Geldof and Band Aid

Challenge Re- write the song to be a truer reflection of Africa.