songs this year competed for the Christmas number one single, and the entire top 3 from 1984 re-entered the chart this year; Paul McCartney's "We All Stand Together" at number 32, Wham!'s "Last Christmas" at number 6, and Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" at number 3. There were also attempts from Bruce Springsteen with a cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", and ventriloquist Keith Harris released a cover of "White Christmas" with his green puppet Orville the Duck. However, the Christmas number one went to Shakin' Stevens with the song "Merry Christmas Everyone". It had been intended to be released in 1984, but was kept back a year due to the Band Aid charity single. Still a widely known Christmas song in the 21st century, it re-entered the chart in Christmas 2007 on downloads alone, at number 22. John Rutter, hitherto best known for his popular modern carols, acknowledged his classical roots with his Requiem, which was premièred in October in Sacramento, California. Less than eight months earlier, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem had its première in New York. Paul Miles-Kingston, the boy soprano who won a silver disc for his recording of the "Pie Jesu" from that work, became Head Chorister of Winchester Cathedral in the same year. The prolific Peter Maxwell Davies (who had moved to Orkney in 1971) produced one of his most popular works, An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise, notable for featuring the bagpipes as a lead instrument. Veteran Welsh composer Daniel Jones, produced his 12th symphony, at the age of 73, whilst 80-year-old Michael Tippett began work on his last opera, New Year. Events 15 March - Jesus & Mary Chain perform a gig at North London Polytechnic lasting less than 20 minutes and after appearing late on stage, which escalates into a riot, resulting in audience members storming the stage and smashing up the band's equipment, causing £8000 worth of damage. 13 July - Live Aid is held as a benefit concert at London's Wembley Stadium. 72,000 people attend and the event raises over £150 million in aid of famine relief. Charts Number one singles Number one albums Year-end charts Best-selling singles Based on sales from 5 January to 28 December 1985. Best-selling albums Based on sales from 5 January to 28 December 1985. Notes: Classical music: new works Peter Maxwell Davies – An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Andrew Lloyd Webber