The problem with Band Aid’s Christmas single | Songlines
Thursday, December 12, 2024

The problem with Band Aid’s Christmas single

By Colin Alexander

Colin Alexander looks at how the media are only too happy to turn renewed criticism of Band Aid’s Christmas single into a celebrity spat, and why the song remains problematic

Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas

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