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On November 25, 1984, a group of British pop and rock stars came together to record the hit single in support of the Ethiopian famine, brought together by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.
A new documentary will be broadcast on the BBC to mark the song's 40th anniversary.
The Making Of Do They Know It's Christmas? will unearth 75 minutes of original footage shot on 16mm film, showing how the song was recorded in one day in a London studio.
In the footage, stars such as Bananarama, Bono, Boy George, Duran Duran, George Michael, Spandau Ballet and Sting rehearse and record their parts and communicate with each other during the 24 hours that would make music history.
The film features interviews with Gary Kemp, George Michael, John Taylor, Simon Le Bon and Trevor Horn, plus an appearance by Nigel Planer, who played Neil in the BBC TV series The Young Ones.
Sir Bob, 73, said: “That Sunday morning when a bunch of young, spotty English pop stars who had (more or less) just left school and had taken over the world's pop culture, strolled down a street in London's Ladbroke Grove to have a song that their friends had written for the starving people of Ethiopia, they could never have understood the enormous consequences of that day.
“It was, if not exactly the 'shot that rang around the world', it certainly became, however unconsciously, 'the scream that rang around the world', which twenty years later culminated in all its incredible majesty in the eventual forcing the global political process. to bow to his focused will during the 2005 Gleneagles G8 summit and after the Live8 concerts.
“So this is the 'fly on the wall' story of that day from found footage that no one would have thought to look for before, but which is now an integral part of British pop history. I love it because it's so… English. So guileless, so charming and yes, so innocent.”
He continued: “These rock stars piled into the control room, babies under arms – it was a Sunday, a family day, where they were joining in, laughing, shouting suggestions, taking the piss, being funny, having fun making history , on top of the world.
'And boy, can they sing. Compare and contrast with its American successor and it's hyper-advanced, hyper-super-talented, hyper-organized and professional and our lot, basically a bunch of bouffant oiks who make it big and are quite brilliant.
“What wonderful people they were. And for the most part, they still are. Great movie.”
Zoe Ball presents BBC program to mark Band Aid's 40th anniversary
Zoe Ball will also present Do They Know It's Christmas?: The Song That Changed The World in celebration of the single, which will be available on BBC Sounds from November 25.
Contributions from Sir Bob and those who collaborated on versions of the song recorded over the past 40 years are included. Stars include Bono, Fran Healy, Sting, Rita Ora, Seal, Jason Donovan, Ellie Goulding and Olly Murs.
Also on November 25, in honor of the song's 40th anniversary, The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show will turn on Christmas on the channel, with Ball speaking to a selection of guests who have been associated with Band Aid over the years.
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Later that day, from 12pm to 2pm on the channel, Jeremy Vine will delve deeper into the anniversary, looking back at the moment it was recorded and what has followed since. Music fans can look forward to watching the documentary later that week.
Helen Thomas, head of BBC Radio 2, said: “Do they know it's Christmas? is a true Christmas classic, loved by our audience.
“On Radio 2 and BBC Sounds, The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show and Jeremy Vine will both look at the song's enduring appeal over four decades since Band Aid released the original in 1984, alongside a special documentary also presented by Zoe Ball.”
