It's Christmastime;
there's no need to be afraid
At Christmastime, we
let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of
plenty we can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around
the world at Christmas time
But say a prayer to
pray for the other ones
At Christmas time
It's hard, but when
you're having fun
There's a world outside
your window
And it's a world of
dread and fear
Where the only water
flowing is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells
that ring there
Are the clanging chimes
of doom
Well tonight thank
God it's them instead of you
And there won't be
snow in Africa this Christmastime
The greatest gift they'll
get this year is life
Oh, where nothing ever
grows, no rain or rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmastime
at all?
Here's to you, raise
a glass for ev'ryone
Here's to them, underneath
that burning sun
Do they know it's Christmastime
at all?
Feed the world
Feed the world
Feed the world
Let them know it's
Christmastime again
Feed the world
Let them know it's
Christmastime again
B. Geldof
Band Aid was a group of United Kingdom musicians formed in 1984 by Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats. The song was written to raise funds and awareness for a starving Ethiopia that year.
