"I Believe in Father Christmas" by U2 br br Irish rock-group U2 recorded I Believe in Father Christmas in 2008, for Bono's Product Red campaign to fight AIDS in Africa. br The song is a cover of Greg Lakes' 1975 song 'I Believe in Father Christmas'. br br The track is among the first to be offered to subscribers to frontman Bono's new digital magazine RED(WIRE), which launched on Monday December 01, 2008 to coincide with World Aids Day. br Cash raised from subscriptions to the weekly online magazine will benefit people living with HIV in Africa. br br br Lyrics: br br They said there'll be snow at Christmas br They said there'll be peace on Earth br But instead it just kept on raining br A veil of tears for the Virgin's birth br I remember one Christmas morning br A winters light and a distant choir br And the peal of a bell and that Christmas Tree smell br And their eyes full of tinsel and fire br They sold me a dream of Christmas br They sold me a Silent Night br And they told me a fairy story br 'Till I believed in the Israelite br And I believed in Father Christmas br And I looked at the sky with excited eyes br 'Till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn br And I saw him and through his disguise br br I wish you a hopeful Christmas br I wish you a brave New Year br All anguish pain and sadness br Leave your heart and let your road be clear br They said there'll be snow at Christmas br They said there'll be peace on Earth br Hallelujah Noel be it Heaven or Hell br The Christmas you get you deserve.