Can they do it again? LadBaby bids for fifth consecutive Christmas number one with Band Aid cover
Mark Hoyle , his wife Roxanne and Martin Lewis recording Ladbaby's version of Do They Know It's Christmas?LadBaby are reworking the iconic Band Aid song Do They Know It's Christmas in a bid to claim their fifth consecutive Christmas number one.
It is the first time the charity hit - written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 - will have been allowed into the hands of other artists. Social media star Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne announced their bid to top the charts along with MoneySavingExpert's Martin Lewis who will also perform on the track.Grammy winning singer-songwriter Amy Wadge - a frequent writing partner to Ed Sheeran - has rewritten the song, with a humorous twist.
100% of the profits will be donated to charity, with half of the money going to food bank charity the Trussell Trust and the other half to the Band Aid Trust. The first version of Do They Know It's Christmas? raised £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia, and featured stars including Bono, George Michael, Duran Duran, Phil Collins and Bananarama.More on Bob Geldof
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