Band Aid becomes Déise Aid as singers bid to help local charities

A group of West Waterford singers have released an adapted version of the original Band Aid Christmas song to raise money for local charities.

Déise Aid plans to donate proceeds from the CD to suicide awareness service Pieta House in Waterford and to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin.

The Dungarvan performers have retained the song title ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ but altered the 1984 lyrics to make them relevant to the chosen charities, including the chorus line to “ease the worries”.