whenever I listen to this song I can't stop shedding tears. I was a little boy when it was released and still think it's a masterpiece. Who's with me in 2024?
It's 2024. 40 years when this TIMELESS SONG, performed by the legends of the 1980's who came together for a common cause. I am so glad to have listened to the FIRST TIME it was released!
38 years later and this song still rules at this time. To see Sting, Bono and Simon Le Bon standing together like that singing together will never be replicated in today's world. Enjoy that the fact they are still singing today and sound great. The 80's are and were the best decade. There will never be another one like it.
@@jacobsamorodin9937 This song was meant to bring awareness to the world of mass suffering. At this time, it was primarily famine in Africa. Now, it is man-made disasters worldwide. My point is, we have made it collectively worse. I always do what I can, but collectively, we are failing.
@@vvox1505yeppers they sure can. All the bling in the world can’t compensate for lack of talent. Life before auto tune meant you darn well better have talent.
@@Skiis44truer word were never spoken! I went and commented on the other 3 versions of the song and how awful they were, could hear pitch correction and auto tune all over them, pathetic! I also stated the original led to Live Aid! On Christmas the original is played! Let’s just say I was met with some push back. Graduating high school in 84, leave the dong alone every new VERSION it gets worse. Why dome original artist did other versions I don’t know. Just wanted to feed off your comments I couldn’t agree more…
Today is Jan 5 2024... this Christmas will be 40 years since this amazing song blessed us all. Amazing what we can do when we work together! I'll be listening to this masterpiece thru the year as always. I hope everybody has a safe and Happy 2024. See you here in November 2024!!!
This original version 100 times better that the 2014. The amount of passion and emotion all artists have put in singing is just so beautiful to watch and listen. Always brings tears to my eyes.
I'll be pestering a certain radio station to play the original as Christmas approaches. It means more to people and it was George Michael's favourite🎤💕🎹🪕💕
Wow!!! I’ve never heard this version before!!! Where have I been? So glad they got Boy George singing more. Love hearing him. Let’s all have a Happy Holiday. And love one another. Blessed Be in 2023!!!
Agree 100%, listening to this in November’23. Almost too painful remembering long lost friends almost 40 years ago. This song brings me right back to those times
Haunting voice of David Bowie strucked deep into our humanity... Always on my playlist every christmas season to remind me of my graces ,sense of gratitude and most importantly to share it.
One of the most legendary Christmas tracks ever created, and what a legacy it has! Phil Collins carrying the drums, and an iconic George MIcheal, What a time! A Merry Christmas to all! Wishing you guys all the best, and a great start to the upcoming new year! Literally a Christmas track that'll never stop getting stuck in your head around this time of year, espically on Christmas day and it's been a blast ever since it was released! Reminds me of the great times, and how time flies, and how grateful I am for it. All the best. Feliz Natal, Happy Holidays! 🎄☃🎁👋
I didn t like this song, but it is indispensible in the time that we're living in. Hope that COVID-19 will be over sooner rather than later. Una obra maestra. Merry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad!
Can't believe it's been 38 years since this epic event took place! We will always remember these British artists coming together with a common and selfless goal to make the world a better place. God Bless Them All...Always!
32 years later - I still so love this video, the 80s were a high water mark for Brits and Irishmen, including a young Bono, Duran Duran, Boy George (my favorite), Freddie Mercury, Spandau Ballet,
Omygosh these voices... nobody has talent like this these days... so beautifully orchestrated, what a amazing project to help our fellow brothers and sisters across the globe.. It still gives me chills to hear....
Dziś nie ma z kim tego powielić. Lata 80. to czas wielkich gwiazd muzyki. Oni naprawdę śpiewali, a nie komputer za nich. Obecni artyści, to ledwie migoczące gwiazdki.
After listening to this version a billion times in the last 36 years, I am constantly amazed by how David Bowie, like an Eagle swooping in for a kill, ALWAYS sends a massive chill down me the moment his voice over kicks in and crushes everything preceding it. What an absolute master class act that dude was.
I love this whole song from the first time I heard it, but the same thing happens to me as you do when I hear David Bowie's voice: it's really moving and even solemn. Marvelous!
Agree, David Bowie is awesome and very missed. Bono's vocal are powerful and send chills as well. Very powerful singers. I love watching Duran Duran's John Taylor pulling on Andy Taylor's hat near the end of this video. John always liked to joke around. In the video Rio, John pushed Andy off the sailboat. Luckily Andy swam enough to survive that! Those two are like brothers, yet none of the Taylors in Duran Duran are related.
All of these famous voices together in one place at one time needed a bonding force to make the song sound so good.....and that force was Phil Collins drums.....he was the glue to bring it to what it was.....close to perfect.....very close.....
@@stephaniebaker2960 I agree with Bono, we need reality and reality isn't pretty. We must face the truth and how harsh it is. Just like abortion, which is unneccesary and brutal. Bono singlehandedly gave this song urgency with his line, and made me think of it as a serious matter instead of an average pop song! Bono delivered the key to make people not be so selfish and consider other's lives. It's the message this song was created for, to make people think and be aware. The same can be said of abortion, be considerate; that's someone's life.
Visit this song every year. Hard to believe David Bowie and George Michael are no longer with us. Makes me shed a few more tears on top of this heartfelt ballad for Africa. Just because it's 2018, please give and keep the plight to banish hunger going. Lord, Bless us Everyone ❤️
And be called names for trying to help? Look what happened to Mr Beast. He put 500 drinking wells in African villages, in all different countries on the continent….. was called just about the most horrific names. Nope. I’m not doing it anymore. You give, only to get dragged.
I was 15 yrs old when thus was recorded in now 52. Epic stuff .such great teenage memories .sad to think George Michael and David bowie are no longer here .phill collins on drums fantastic
WHO ELSE is waiting this Covid stuff finally go away and celebrate Christmas-2020 with our family and loved ones, hug them, and listen to this thinking, thanks God I'm here.
It's 2022 and the bells still give me the same goosebumps... RIP David and George PS - It only took me all these years to realise that Sting sings the line with "sting" in it... not sure if it was intentional or not, but cute nevertheless
I purchased this 45 and played it constantly because of this version on the “B” side. I loved hearing the speaking voices of the artists. Still loving it Christmas 2023.
It chokes me up each time i see and hear this video. I remember the day all radio stations played it at the same time same day! Goosebumps all over me! So sad ... so many gone! Best group ever! I refuse to hear the newbies trying to even go near to these artists...when singers used to really sing... Merry Christmas 2019
@@sandrapettersson9936 just a happy time back then growing up i thought,,, the music sure was better and fun as hell at concerts, oh yeah we had real mtv then to..
Yes it is and Always will be the best version. I hate when today's generation of musicians , if that's what you call them try to sing these great songs and fail miserably .
Singers of those modern versions sing too perfect, though they spoiled the original melody. Singers of the '84 version weren't perfect but they were genuine, and that's why the best version is the original.
Love this extended version and the original 1984 cut. 35 years later, still my favorite Christmas song. God bless everyone and have a Happy Christmas🎅🎁🙏🏽💖
iT is a christmas carol.......one of the prettiest I have ever heard......it makes me remind of those who have no idea about christmas....because they live another kind of liffe....no food ..... but they also deserve not to be forgotten
@@richodd2292 not really. Bono didn't want to sing the words thinking people would take it the wrong way. It's meant as a reflection of our lives. How many times have we gone through life saying "I'm glad that's not me".
It's 36 years later and if we ever needed another Band Aid, it's now in 2020. The division, hatred, pain and suffering is beyond comprehension and it'll take much more than a Band Aid to cure it but it would be a great start.
it would be a big push towards rearranging people's minds to remember that we're going away from our hearts and mind's true belief, that we all were once united with Love, compassion for one another and Peace was the rule of the land all around the world.💏
I never noticed that this version was not only longer but different by the way that the voices are more isolated. George Michael and Simon Lebon are not overlapping in the transition, Sting has his solo moment, and we hear more of Boy George’s voice, whom arguably have the greatest voice in that song, with the ever great George Michael. Boy George literally gives me goosebumps. He’s so in it, he’s owning the song. Legends! ❤
I love this song it has so many famous 80’s singers like George Michael, Phil Collins, David Bowie and Paul McCartney and they have famous bands aswell like Culture Club, Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran!! 😁
❤❤❤❤❤❤ My FAVORITE Christmas song 🎧. Play it everyday 20 times a day during December.. wasn’t born when it’s was release. My parents always play the regular version,, I love this version.. miss you David Bowie, miss you George Michael.
The soul of this song gives me goosebumps. This is the most powerful song ever recorded. It paved the way for live aid, and if you know how big it was, you will surely agree. It has not been duplicated even to this day. Happy christmas to all 🎉♥️👍
Christmas 2020 is approaching. There is pandemic but there is no reason for us not to celebrate the birth of Jesus! Thank God, we are surviving. This song from 1984 gives me hope that 2021 will be a greater and a better year for all of us. God bless everyone and stay alive!
Today is Dec 23,2023. We're still listening to this amazing song! Thank every person in this song. It's sad people today have no clue what real music is, and what it can do. I hope everyone watching has a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy 2024.😊
The verison we all needed, As year by year goes, this track will always remain as one of the most legendary Christmas tracks ever created, and what a legacy it has! As literally there's one month left till Christmas, no better time to play it than now, one of the very few tracks that'll never get old, no matter how many times you play it, and still hits the heart, and the same since its release. Amazing how many iconic legends we have collaborating for this iconic hit. Phil Collins with his legendary passionate drumming skills, George Micheal, Sting, Boy George, Bob Geldolf, and many more! Sad to see that we're slowly losing them one by one, but lets all be grateful. All the best, hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, Feliz Natal, and Happy Holidays! 🎄☃🎁👋
How I recall both first watching this Video along with hearing this song for the first time at Christmastime of 1984 when it first came out,enjoying hear it too.
Que increibles palabras .... las escribiste hace 6 años y justo ahora en plena pandemia de coronavirus se hacen perfectas para dar esperanza. I whish you undestand spanish.
Ancora oggi, dopo 38 anni ho i brividi quando l'ascolto. Non manca mai nelle mie feste natalizie.🎄 ❤🎄 Ho sentito e visto la rivisitazione, solo la musica e la Presenza di Bono la rendono ascoltabile.
This is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs. I was 16 in 1984 and I remember the day this premiered on MTV. It was such a moving song and still is to this day, in Nov. of 2017. I still get teary listening to it.
I'll sing this song in May, June, July, August, & Sept I don't even care. Heck I'll sing it all year long cuz let's face it; the less fortunate always deserve to be fed for sure.
2023 still love this song. What is so sad some wonderful singers are now in heaven resting in peace. They will live on in our hearts. Merry Christmas. To everyone❤
2023 who’s here like me, still listening to this jam. Legendary song 🎄🫶🤘
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Me!
Presente!
Here!🎉🎉🎉
Yesssss!! legendary. then and now
whenever I listen to this song I can't stop shedding tears. I was a little boy when it was released and still think it's a masterpiece. Who's with me in 2024?
It has been 39 years and this song never ever gets old. Pure listening gold.
It's 2024.
40 years when this TIMELESS SONG, performed by the legends of the 1980's who came together for a common cause. I am so glad to have listened to the FIRST TIME it was released!
🙏🕊Listening in 2024 what a priceless song!🕊🙏
38 years later and this song still rules at this time. To see Sting, Bono and Simon Le Bon standing together like that singing together will never be replicated in today's world. Enjoy that the fact they are still singing today and sound great. The 80's are and were the best decade. There will never be another one like it.
Bono - “Well tonight thank God it’s them instead of you!” Thanks Bono😂
bs song
Totally agree !!! I'm an 80s girl as well. 😁🧡
Phil Collins bad ass drummer
@@camerong5513cry harder…
"There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of dread and fear."
Still relevant after 39 years.
Facts. And it's even worse today.
1000 times worse
I was just thinking the same thing. Many are suffering this year. War, homelessness, poverty...the list goes on.
So if you have homeless or poor next door to where you live, invite them to your Christmas dinner.
@@jacobsamorodin9937 This song was meant to bring awareness to the world of mass suffering. At this time, it was primarily famine in Africa. Now, it is man-made disasters worldwide. My point is, we have made it collectively worse. I always do what I can, but collectively, we are failing.
Listening in 2023. Legends!!!!!!!! Today's artists can learn a lot from them.
oh que oui
@@vvox1505yeppers they sure can. All the bling in the world can’t compensate for lack of talent. Life before auto tune meant you darn well better have talent.
@@Skiis44truer word were never spoken! I went and commented on the other 3 versions of the song and how awful they were, could hear pitch correction and auto tune all over them, pathetic! I also stated the original led to Live Aid! On Christmas the original is played! Let’s just say I was met with some push back. Graduating high school in 84, leave the dong alone every new VERSION it gets worse. Why dome original artist did other versions I don’t know. Just wanted to feed off your comments I couldn’t agree more…
I remember watching this on MTV when it first was recorded Christmas 1984 I believe. Wow. Time has flown. I was in grade school.
El tiempo ⏲️⏱️ es un misterio no sé cómo puede pasar tan ligero.......
Greatest Christmas song of all time.... Wishing everyone a jolly Christmas!!!
Today is Jan 5 2024... this Christmas will be 40 years since this amazing song blessed us all. Amazing what we can do when we work together! I'll be listening to this masterpiece thru the year as always. I hope everybody has a safe and Happy 2024. See you here in November 2024!!!
Will be here in november 2024 to celebrate the 40 anniversary!❤
This original version 100 times better that the 2014.
The amount of passion and emotion all artists have put in singing is just so beautiful to watch and listen.
Always brings tears to my eyes.
😢😮😮😮😢😢😢
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Yes, I love this version to this day.
Amen to that
All these new artists try something extra, which is completely unnecessary
Rest in peace David Bowie and George Michael . I enjoy this wonderful song.
This is my favorite version of this song. I wish radios would play this version.
It's George Michael's favourite too.
I'll be pestering a certain radio station to play the original as Christmas approaches. It means more to people and it was George Michael's favourite🎤💕🎹🪕💕
I've heard 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia play this full version.
Christmas 2020 is coming and we all need a prayer 🙏 and a balloon 🎈 .."
this is one Christmas I will be glad when it's over & the year of 2020 goodbye & good fucking riddence
1984: I was a young teen💕It was Real MTV☮
2020: Worldwide pandemic🙁
Cut to 2021: Please let there be Peace on Earth🌍
@@stephaniebaker2960 Christmas 1984 I was 10 years old, but didn't get MTV we didn't have cable , dad was a cheapskate
@@bigwillietheb I loved every minute of MTV back then. Sorry your Dad was cheap😉
I remember watching this video when it first aired on MTV, back when MTV still showed music videos. How I miss the 80's.
Wow!!! I’ve never heard this version before!!! Where have I been? So glad they got Boy George singing more. Love hearing him. Let’s all have a Happy Holiday. And love one another. Blessed Be in 2023!!!
Me either! And I agree, his was one of the more distinct voices on this track.
I ve bene loving It since the beginning and still Adore it❤
Absolutely the Dream Team of iconic musicians, Incredible song for an Incredible cause !
time magaine cover with sudan girl.... Google that shiz
Christmas 2019 is coming. After 35 years this song is still the best.
YEEEES
@fardexwertyu This is the future, but not that one we dreamt about !
Amen to that!!
Nothing better. Best song of the 1900s
I'm playing it now
These were powerful rock stars of an era that will "never" be replicated.
I listen to this every Christmas. The nostalgia it awakens is more painful, stronger, with each passing year.
I know the feeling. Stay strong and be safe!
I almost can't listen.
@@mpacino1224 because of the palpable nostalgia, right?
Agree 100%, listening to this in November’23. Almost too painful remembering long lost friends almost 40 years ago. This song brings me right back to those times
Haunting voice of David Bowie strucked deep into our humanity...
Always on my playlist every christmas season to remind me of my graces ,sense of gratitude and most importantly to share it.
OMG ..that awesome drumming by Phil Collins... bought this extended version,back in 1985..especially because of the drumming part in this version.. :)
One of the most legendary Christmas tracks ever created, and what a legacy it has! Phil Collins carrying the drums, and an iconic George MIcheal, What a time! A Merry Christmas to all! Wishing you guys all the best, and a great start to the upcoming new year! Literally a Christmas track that'll never stop getting stuck in your head around this time of year, espically on Christmas day and it's been a blast ever since it was released! Reminds me of the great times, and how time flies, and how grateful I am for it. All the best. Feliz Natal, Happy Holidays! 🎄☃🎁👋
Indeed . What a time and what talent on one song. Never be repeated again in my lifetime
Back when they actually cared about RAISING money instead of making it💔
100% agree alltime crimbo song 🎉🎉❤❤❤
Christmas 2021, grateful to hear this master piece
❤🕊🎶🎶🎶
I didn t like this song, but it is indispensible in the time that we're living in. Hope that COVID-19 will be over sooner rather than later. Una obra maestra. Merry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad!
2023 32 years old now and this song still brings tears to my eyes
The original band aid was released in 1984
Same here..🥺💕 Still very touching after the long time..❤
Can't believe it's been 38 years since this epic event took place! We will always remember these British artists coming together with a common and selfless goal to make the world a better place. God Bless Them All...Always!
1:30 Young Sting, Bono and Simon Le Bon together at one mic!? I dont think my female hormones can handle it! 😍😍😍
I'm not sure what's better. George Michael's voice or Phil Collins's drum playing. They're both amazing.
Phil can bang the sticks no doubt about that
32 years later - I still so love this video, the 80s were a high water mark for Brits and Irishmen, including a young Bono, Duran Duran, Boy George (my favorite), Freddie Mercury, Spandau Ballet,
Omygosh these voices... nobody has talent like this these days... so beautifully orchestrated, what a amazing project to help our fellow brothers and sisters across the globe.. It still gives me chills to hear....
grandes amigos na vida mano
Boy George’s soulful voice makes me melt every-time I hear this! But all these musicians have immense talent ❤🎄❤️
I prefer the sound of Bono when he belts out “well, tonight, thank God’s it’s then, instead of you!”
@@cm1133 so good! they are all incredibly talented artists and that is why this song will stand the test of time 🤗🎤
@@Greenstone35 you are so right.
The best of all always forever the best artists
A memory of George Michael too ❤
Africa is just as much of a dump as it was back then.
29 now, grew up listening to this specific version from an old homemade radio-taped cassette. This version and song is simply THE BEST
no one will ever duplicate this song,thanks for the artist ,the group band who participated it,it's almost 38 yrs and still playing
Dziś nie ma z kim tego powielić. Lata 80. to czas wielkich gwiazd muzyki. Oni naprawdę śpiewali, a nie komputer za nich.
Obecni artyści, to ledwie migoczące gwiazdki.
And being enjoyed
After listening to this version a billion times in the last 36 years, I am constantly amazed by how David Bowie, like an Eagle swooping in for a kill, ALWAYS sends a massive chill down me the moment his voice over kicks in and crushes everything preceding it. What an absolute master class act that dude was.
RIP Bowie⚘
Yes he was an amazing man. Extroidently talented and truly had showmanship..
Yep
I love this whole song from the first time I heard it, but the same thing happens to me as you do when I hear David Bowie's voice: it's really moving and even solemn. Marvelous!
Agree, David Bowie is awesome and very missed. Bono's vocal are powerful and send chills as well. Very powerful singers. I love watching Duran Duran's John Taylor pulling on Andy Taylor's hat near the end of this video. John always liked to joke around. In the video Rio, John pushed Andy off the sailboat. Luckily Andy swam enough to survive that! Those two are like brothers, yet none of the Taylors in Duran Duran are related.
All of these famous voices together in one place at one time needed a bonding force to make the song sound so good.....and that force was Phil Collins drums.....he was the glue to bring it to what it was.....close to perfect.....very close.....
I was only in elementary school, I can remember tearing at Bonos "thank God its them.." in particular. Even a 8 year old felt something in that
Bono was the reason why I got hooked on the video to begin with.....😁
Geldof didn't want that line in the song (thought it was too harsh) got talked into it
@@thesandsie13the2nd I agree with Geldof on that.
@@stephaniebaker2960 I agree with Bono, we need reality and reality isn't pretty. We must face the truth and how harsh it is. Just like abortion, which is unneccesary and brutal. Bono singlehandedly gave this song urgency with his line, and made me think of it as a serious matter instead of an average pop song! Bono delivered the key to make people not be so selfish and consider other's lives. It's the message this song was created for, to make people think and be aware. The same can be said of abortion, be considerate; that's someone's life.
32 years and still sounds great. real artists.
I get so happy when I hear the beginning of this song come on the radio!!
The best band collaboration and best Christmas song ever. Back in the 80's they were just heartthrobs, now they are icons.
Visit this song every year. Hard to believe David Bowie and George Michael are no longer with us. Makes me shed a few more tears on top of this heartfelt ballad for Africa. Just because it's 2018, please give and keep the plight to banish hunger going. Lord, Bless us Everyone ❤️
People are forgetting that some of the Kool & the Gang members are also gone
@@abinashmishra329
Meh... no big loss. No loss at all really
Que LINDO. DEUS é CONTIGO!
And be called names for trying to help? Look what happened to Mr Beast. He put 500 drinking wells in African villages, in all different countries on the continent….. was called just about the most horrific names. Nope. I’m not doing it anymore. You give, only to get dragged.
Love George Michael and Boy George. He has such a unique voice. So much talent
I was 15 yrs old when thus was recorded in now 52. Epic stuff .such great teenage memories .sad to think George Michael and David bowie are no longer here .phill collins on drums fantastic
There’s a couple others in the video who is no longer either us anymore either. Don’t remember their names but yeah
This will be for ever one of the the best Christmas Songs....❤there will come what ever....
It's just not the same now. Every singer involved is a legend.
What a beautiful and soul stirring Christmas 🎄 song sung by all these talented artists ❤
4:57 to the end...goosebumps, tears and A GRATEFUL FEELING every single time!!!
Best part of the song!
Lonnie Appleby
Lonnie Appleby
la fin est sublime
elle tire les larmes
WHO ELSE is waiting this Covid stuff finally go away and celebrate Christmas-2020 with our family and loved ones, hug them, and listen to this thinking, thanks God I'm here.
dios te bendice (god bless you)!!
It's 2022 and the bells still give me the same goosebumps...
RIP David and George
PS - It only took me all these years to realise that Sting sings the line with "sting" in it... not sure if it was intentional or not, but cute nevertheless
David January 10th
George December 25 the
Both in 2016 😢
..and RIP Freddy Mercury too!!
@@ludovicomicelli9777 and Bowie who recorded a message from abroad
@@alrightythen888 Truer words were rarely spoken! I feel so grateful to have been a teenager in the 80s. Happy holidays everyone!
My kids understood the greatness of this song when they were in grade school, and they're in their mid-20's now.
Feed the World !!!
The 80s were so unique and iconic !!! The best time in music !!!
I purchased this 45 and played it constantly because of this version on the “B” side. I loved hearing the speaking voices of the artists. Still loving it Christmas 2023.
It chokes me up each time i see and hear this video. I remember the day all radio stations played it at the same time same day! Goosebumps all over me! So sad ... so many gone! Best group ever! I refuse to hear the newbies trying to even go near to these artists...when singers used to really sing... Merry Christmas 2019
Boy George really has a nice voice. People don't always talk about him as they would George Michael, Bono, Simon Le Bon or Sting.
Boy Georges voice was so amazing. And he seem so glad. Still love that guy....and Midge, what an artist 😊
@@sandrapettersson9936 just a happy time back then growing up i thought,,, the music sure was better and fun as hell at concerts, oh yeah we had real mtv then to..
Bono shouts, you are right BG has a great voice and he is a great producer as well
Irene Emerson I agree but damnit Simon Le Bon has always been it’s it for me😆😆😆
Yep. He could sing. Id never take that away from him.
Still the best version ever.
los quiero del primero al ultimo. Y su colaboracion muy importante. Gracias
Yes always
My favorite christmas song ! A true masterpiece !
Yes it is and Always will be the best version. I hate when today's generation of musicians , if that's what you call them try to sing these great songs and fail miserably .
Yes! Simon!
Simply wonderful. Some dearly departed, some we are still blessed with hearing their voices. What an era and I’m lucky to have lived during this time.
Can't miss Christmas without this vintage hit! I was just a 10 year old kid when I first appreciated this song!
By..gio..sss..primo..composizione..e..arrangiamento..Milano.. italy..ciao...produttore..e..produttore...ciao..buon..natale..e..felice..anno..nuovo..ciaoo
Thank you Bob for the last 38 years, remembering my youth and thoughts which are essential at christmas time. All the best to you and Midge.
39 years to to the date this song started. I’m happy they did it.
Some excellent modern versions of this exist but nothing beats the '84 cut
+Greg K I can definitely agree with you there.
+Greg K yeah.... nobody beats the 80`s like this....
+Greg K I agree 100% I have this on vinyl!
+Greg K I agree, 100% - I don't know if its nostalgia or the naivety of the times or just the pure talent, but I prefer the 1984 version by far.
Singers of those modern versions sing too perfect, though they spoiled the original melody. Singers of the '84 version weren't perfect but they were genuine, and that's why the best version is the original.
This should be number 1 in Christmas week, more relevant and truly has the spirit of Christmas
This song has John Taylors bass all over it. You can actually hear it clearer in this version. Love this song.
Adam Clayton of U2 played bass on this
@@montyvox0510 I love that the bass players seemed to be having fun playing together, so sweet :)
R.I.P. George Michael you were one of my hero's growing up with your music and your awesome voice 😧🙏
Tanja Leenheer miss him
oh,, I'm korean But I love Geore Michael R.I.P...😭😭 come back Geore Micael please...
That's his "Last Christmas" mark the date of his tragic death.
Anyone else wish they could have been a fly on the wall for this gathering of talent?
Me
I do, such an amazing Christmas record and for such a good cause. ⛄🎄❄️.
Love this extended version and the original 1984 cut. 35 years later, still my favorite Christmas song. God bless everyone and have a Happy Christmas🎅🎁🙏🏽💖
It always makes me cry whenever I hear this song😊...just beautiful ❤
Et moi aussi, chaque année mon ami 👍
Perhaps one of the greatest songs ever made
iT is a christmas carol.......one of the prettiest I have ever heard......it makes me remind of those who have no idea about christmas....because they live another kind of liffe....no food ..... but they also deserve not to be forgotten
Iconic. Played this every Christmas Eve for 35 years. Stay well people!
One of the best Christmas tune of all time..loved it here in the Philippines..👍📀💿🇵🇭💖
Una canción que recorrió el mundo con un mensaje de esperanza y solidaridad para aquellos que mas lo necesitan. Thanks Band Aid
All of the best to make one great song. Bono’s voice gives me major chills. Loving them all.
Gotta love Bono!
Boy George amazes me in this song
yea, "thank God it's them instead of you? " dumb line
@@richodd2292 not really. Bono didn't want to sing the words thinking people would take it the wrong way. It's meant as a reflection of our lives. How many times have we gone through life saying "I'm glad that's not me".
Bono is great and still is. Love him and U2 🤘🏻
They knew how to make a great Christmas song in the 80's! My fav decade of music! :-)
Totally agree! :)
It's 36 years later and if we ever needed another Band Aid, it's now in 2020. The division, hatred, pain and suffering is beyond comprehension and it'll take much more than a Band Aid to cure it but it would be a great start.
it would be a big push towards rearranging people's minds to remember that we're going away from our hearts and mind's true belief, that we all were once united with Love, compassion for one another and Peace was the rule of the land all around the world.💏
I never noticed that this version was not only longer but different by the way that the voices are more isolated. George Michael and Simon Lebon are not overlapping in the transition, Sting has his solo moment, and we hear more of Boy George’s voice, whom arguably have the greatest voice in that song, with the ever great George Michael. Boy George literally gives me goosebumps. He’s so in it, he’s owning the song. Legends! ❤
Absolute 80's magic! Merry Christmas everyone!!🎅
Such a warm song I just love to hear all those great singer of the 80’s. Is now Summer 2023
I love this song it has so many famous 80’s singers like George Michael, Phil Collins, David Bowie and Paul McCartney and they have famous bands aswell like Culture Club, Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran!! 😁
Aaaah, what an EPIC era and what an EPIC time for British Pop! The nostalgia is real!
Rachel Nell absolutely
Love my times and love those musicians
You do realize there is more than just British people
DroneTube yeh but that was a totally British initiative by great British musicians✊
I’m Egyptian btw.
being in high school in the 1980s was epic for me and this song and we are the world are the two most that touch me at xmas time to this day..
❤❤❤❤❤❤ My FAVORITE Christmas song 🎧. Play it everyday 20 times a day during December.. wasn’t born when it’s was release. My parents always play the regular version,, I love this version.. miss you David Bowie, miss you George Michael.
The soul of this song gives me goosebumps. This is the most powerful song ever recorded. It paved the way for live aid, and if you know how big it was, you will surely agree. It has not been duplicated even to this day. Happy christmas to all 🎉♥️👍
Why was this song made
The UK know how it's done, period. This song is a work of art.
Christmas 2020 is approaching. There is pandemic but there is no reason for us not to celebrate the birth of Jesus! Thank God, we are surviving. This song from 1984 gives me hope that 2021 will be a greater and a better year for all of us. God bless everyone and stay alive!
This song .... I first heard it in 1984. I was 8. 39 years later I still love this song.
Some of the best singers of all time.....there is good in people love ya 1984!!
38 years on, and this is the best musical artist collaboration for a Christmas song.
Today is Dec 23,2023. We're still listening to this amazing song! Thank every person in this song. It's sad people today have no clue what real music is, and what it can do. I hope everyone watching has a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy 2024.😊
🇵🇱🙂👌 Merry Christmas
The verison we all needed, As year by year goes, this track will always remain as one of the most legendary Christmas tracks ever created, and what a legacy it has! As literally there's one month left till Christmas, no better time to play it than now, one of the very few tracks that'll never get old, no matter how many times you play it, and still hits the heart, and the same since its release. Amazing how many iconic legends we have collaborating for this iconic hit. Phil Collins with his legendary passionate drumming skills, George Micheal, Sting, Boy George, Bob Geldolf, and many more! Sad to see that we're slowly losing them one by one, but lets all be grateful. All the best, hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, Feliz Natal, and Happy Holidays! 🎄☃🎁👋
Yes, still great 😀😀🇩🇪🎉
OMG We were all so young....
Sad that the world has not changed to the better ever since.
Toni Orchid yep
i whas thinking same as u
Beautiful music that there is no one to compare to. They Don't make Music Like This Anymore !!!
How I recall both first watching this Video along with hearing this song for the first time at Christmastime of 1984 when it first came out,enjoying hear it too.
While we worry if our cup is half full or half empty, remember those with no cup at all. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas
Que increibles palabras .... las escribiste hace 6 años y justo ahora en plena pandemia de coronavirus se hacen perfectas para dar esperanza. I whish you undestand spanish.
I love this song….still have my 45… December 2023…
One of the most empowering songs ever . They were so so young We miss George Micheal and love Boy George and Phils drumming.
Ancora oggi, dopo 38 anni ho i brividi quando l'ascolto. Non manca mai nelle mie feste natalizie.🎄 ❤🎄
Ho sentito e visto la rivisitazione, solo la musica e la Presenza di Bono la rendono ascoltabile.
I love the extended drum. It's amazing.
The best christmas song !!! from Mexico City God Bless you
Feliz Navidad!
Totalmente de acuerdo con Jorge Adrián. Bendiciones a todo mundo por siempre.
Katya Stahlbaum i
I met Bono. 2010 house of blues. San Diego ❤🤗😁⭐⭐✨✨😎
I remember when this premiere was on 91X fm!
This is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs. I was 16 in 1984 and I remember the day this premiered on MTV. It was such a moving song and still is to this day, in Nov. of 2017. I still get teary listening to it.
Boy George & George Michael killed this classic with their belting, soulful intros!
I'll sing this song in May, June, July, August, & Sept I don't even care. Heck I'll sing it all year long cuz let's face it; the less fortunate always deserve to be fed for sure.
2019 is coming... still the best xmas song ever in the whole planet... 3😍😍😍😍
David Bowie is like the voice of God. I cannot help but wonder ... now it’s Christmas 2020, are there more starving people in the world 36 years on?
2023 still love this song. What is so sad some wonderful singers are now in heaven resting in peace. They will live on in our hearts. Merry Christmas. To everyone❤