It’s tempting to hate “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” Self-important rock stars taking it upon themselves to wake up the world to human disaster in Africa. Unnecessary exposure for Boy George and the fellows from Duran Duran. And oh what followed: Does anybody remember “We Are the World”? And then there was a requisite group [...]
Archive for December 10th, 2006
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
December 10, 2006Merry Christmas Darling
December 10, 2006It seems like every year there is one song that provides the inspiration for the compilation, and this year “Merry Christmas, Darling” is the one. Every time I hear this song I know I should not love it. The lyric is cheesy, full of lines designed for lovesick teenage girls (“Holidays are [...]
