LadBaby and Martin Lewis rework Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas

YouTube stars LadBaby person unveiled plans to people an unprecedented 5th Christmas fig 1 azygous successful a row.

The duo, Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, volition screen Band Aid's 1984 deed Do They Know It's Christmas to rise wealth for those affected by the outgo of surviving crisis.

They volition beryllium joined by concern adept Martin Lewis and an all-star formed of musicians, who are yet to beryllium revealed.

The proceeds volition beryllium shared arsenic betwixt nutrient slope foundation The Trussell Trust and the Band Aid foundation.

LadBaby made illustration past past twelvemonth erstwhile their collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John, Sausage Rolls For Everyone, became their 4th consecutive UK Christmas fig one.

The Nottinghamshire mates archetypal topped the illustration successful 2018 with We Built This City, a screen of Starship's 1985 hit; followed by 2019's I Love Sausage Rolls, their instrumentality connected The Arrows/Joan Jett's I Love Rock 'n' Roll; and 2020's Don't Stop Me Eatin', a cheeky mentation of Journey's powerfulness ballad Don't Stop Believin'.

They are presently tied with the Beatles arsenic the enactment with the astir festive chart-toppers wide - but the Fab Four lone managed 3 consecutive years astatine the top, with their tally breached by Tom Jones' Green, Green Grass of Home successful 1966.

"We ne'er intended to merchandise a 5th Christmas azygous but arsenic ambassadors of the Trussell Trust we were not prepared to beryllium backmost and bash thing successful a twelvemonth erstwhile radical are struggling much than ever," Mark and Roxanne said successful a statement.

"So, a fewer months agone we approached Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and the Band Aid Trust to inquire support to rework the astir iconic Christmas way of each time, Do They Know it's Christmas. And we were genuinely honoured erstwhile they said yes!"

The azygous is disposable for pre-order present and volition beryllium released connected 16 December, with hopes of topping the Christmas countdown the pursuing Friday.

It volition look contention from perennial favourites similar Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You and Wham's Last Christmas, but bookmakers person already made LadBaby the favourites.

Lewis said helium was amazed to person been approached for help.

"I thought they'd confused maine with idiosyncratic else," helium said. "The nearest I've ever got to reasoning astir a Christmas fig 1 is going to the loo connected Boxing Day aft excessively overmuch orangish foodstuff the time before.

"Yet erstwhile I knew they were serious, and it was for the Trussell Trust, a hugely important foundation I've a past with, I decided to springiness it a go, and bash it with gusto."

The foundation says the outgo of surviving situation has placed accrued unit connected nutrient banks astir the UK.

More exigency nutrient parcels were fixed retired betwixt April and September than ever earlier - 1.3 cardinal successful total, an summation of 52% compared with the aforesaid play successful 2019.

One successful 5 radical referred to the charity's nutrient banks are successful moving households, it added.