It's Christmas time No need to be afraid At Christmas time, we let in light And we banish shade In a world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world At Christmas time If I could say a prayer And 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 Christmas time The greatest gift they'll get this year is life When nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow Do they know it's Christmas time at all? Here's to you - raise a glass for everyone Here's to them, underneath that burning sun Do they know it's Christmas time at all? And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time The greatest gift they'll get this year is life When nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow Do they know it's Christmas time at all? And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time The greatest gift they'll get this year is life Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow Do they know it's Christmas time at all? Do they know it's Christmas time at all?