do they know it's christmas band aid artists

The song "Do They Know It's Christmas" is by the band Band Aid, which was a charity supergroup featuring artists such as Bono, Sting, Phil Collins, and George Michael. The song was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and was released in 1984 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. It became a massive hit and raised millions of dollars for the cause. The song features the line "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time," referring to the fact that Ethiopia is located in Africa and experiences a different climate than the snow-covered European countries where the band members were from