One of the reasons Do They Know It's Christmas is, to me at least, the most "Christian" of Christmas songs is that it's message is very simple: GIVE MONEY TO POOR PEOPLE.
Period.
It's not a collection of vagueness about how great Jesus was, it's not some "gee, if we pray God will save them" nonsense; it's the greatest message there is - if you have a lot of money, you should give some it to those who need it more than you do. Your prayers are not going to feed some kid in a desert with a vulture circling; money will. Patting ourselves on the back re: how "Christian" we are is fun and makes us feel better, but unless you're actively giving money to poor people, you're not really helping. It's not about being "nice," it's not about being "Christian", it's about GIVING MONEY TO POOR PEOPLE.
And that's yet another reason why I love the song - it doesn't offer salvation, it doesn't promise you'll feel better - it says what we all wanna say: "hey, thank fucking god it's them instead of me." And in the meantime, send fucking cash. I like that. We were born lucky. Most people aren't.
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