Couldn't you just send 79p directly to the charity? Plus, you wouldn't have to torture yourself with that song.

Well, I was thinking about the matching funds that Apple will send when I posted this link, and how much that donoation from Apple will probably amount to. Then I wondered about how much money other hardware/software/online music sellers will be sending... and came to the conclusion "good for Apple."

Hey, I'm all for praising corporate giving, but, really, how much effort is apple really putting into this? Bandaid gives them an MP3, they add it to the database. ;o)

But darrel, their stuff is so purdee!

hhp

I still can't get over the "And there won't be snow in Africa This Christmas time" lyrics.

What do they mean 'this time'? Has it *ever* snowed in the southern hemisphere in the desert during December?

;o)

Think Different.

hhp

Isn't Ethiopia in the northern hemisphere? Mount Kilimanjaro is only just south of the equator - so my guess is that technically there will be snow in Africa this christmas time.

Kilimanjaro snowfall confirmed

http://7summits.com/kilimanjaro/tips.php

Nov-December Short rainy season, (clearing) clouds and possible thunder; Snow on the higher slopes. End of December (white X-mas!) is getting clearer and warmer, very beautiful

>technically there will be snow in Africa this christmas time

what news!

Don't the proceeds to to Sudan this time instead of Ethiopia?

Darrell, it seems that you really, really, really don't like this song! Its only bubblegum... it isn't going to bring about the downfall of English society or anything...

Here in Germany, we were subjected to this song last Christmas. One of the TV stations rounded up all of the (at-the-moment) famous teeny German pop stars to sing it (in English). It was played non-stop, but I don't know what charities were involved. I wonder if the new, new version will makes it's way across the channel, to barrage us one more time. I'm thinking yes...

> it isn't going to bring about the downfall of English society

Go ahead, make me like it even less!

hhp

"Darrell, it seems that you really, really, really don't like this song! "

Eh...it's fine. Just a silly christian pop song. Not really harming anything. Hell, it's not like commercial radio has any better songs on it these days anyways.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4065539.stm

Apple iTunes 'overcharging in UK'

Downloading one track costs UK customers 79p
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred Apple's iTunes service to the European Commission on grounds that it overcharges UK customers.