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Lineup announced for this year's Band Aid single

A staple of the Christmas jukebox will be given another festive makeover, when stars from the music world collaborate for the 30th anniversary of Band Aid.

Boomtown Rats frontman Sir Bob Geldof and Ultravox's Midge Ure are today expected to announce the line-up for this year's offering - the fourth recording of the song Do They Know It's Christmas?

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New lyrics to Band Aid song will focus on 'pernicious' Ebola

Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have called the announcement that a new version of the Christmas hit Do They Know It's Christmas? is "the worst kept secret this year."

He went on to say that the lyrics to the song will be changed to reflect the Ebola epidemic that the track will be in aid of.

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