One of the most famous Christmas songs of all time was an anti-famine fundraising effort for Ethiopia, written and spearheaded by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. There have been subsequent remakes, but the original is still the one for me. Sting. Bono. Simon Le Bon. George Michael. Paul Young. Phil Collins. Boy George. Siobhan Fahey. The list goes on. This was the Christmas song with a social conscience and spirit.

“It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid. At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade.”