Band-Aid Redux

Bob Geldof, he of Boomtown Rats fame and star of The Wall, has gotten the hot stars of Britain to remake Do They Know It's Christmas:

It features vocals from the likes of Chris Martin, Dido, Robbie Williams and the Sugababes.
The original version - which was the Christmas number one in 1984 - sold 750,000 copies in its first week and 3.5 million in total.
It was released in the US, and reached number 13 in the singles chart.
However, Band Aid 20 is not going to be released in the US, despite being sold in many countries around the world.
US record shops are stocking an import version of Do They Know It's Christmas, which is said to be selling very well in Los Angeles and New York.
British stars who appear on the current recording, such as Dido and Coldplay's Chris Martin, are well known to music fans across the Atlantic, along with U2 frontman Bono.

I know none of them with the exception of Bono but I hope he makes as much money for the people of the African continent as he did with the first.

Hat tip: Samizdata contributor David Carr who has a more...uh, blunt assessment.