U2's Bono Attracts Rowdy Fans on Dublin Street – Watch How They React When He Sings 'O Come All Ye Faithful' on Christmas Eve

For the last several Christmas Eves, U2's Bono has appeared on the streets of Dublin to "busk" (i.e., sing/perform in exchange for donations) on behalf of a charity that helps the homeless.

Image source: YouTube raw video

This Christmas Eve was no different, as a wild crowd gathered around Bono and Irish songwriter Glen Hansard — who plays for The Frames and The Swell Season and starred in the 2007 film "Once," winning an Oscar for Best Original Song ("Falling Slowly") — while the pair prepared to sing and play without amplification.

No worries. The rowdy group erupted, drowning out Bono's voice on the chorus to "Merry Xmas Everybody," a 1973 song by the English group Slade. The mood was electric.

Then Bono quieted the throng and introduced the final song: "For the child who was born...in the straw of poverty, I would like to sing an actual carol."

With that Bono began intoning "O Come All Ye Faithful."

The out-of-control crowd, once in a frenzy, demonstrated a noticeable shift in tone, especially as they sing along with Bono the well-known chorus: "O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord."

Bono singing "O Come All Ye Faithful" to crowd on street in Dublin, Ireland. (Image source: YouTube raw video)

As Bono has done from time to time with his own songs, he forgets a few of the lyrics...but the spirit he makes room for is something to behold.

Here's the clip, straight from Grafton Street:

This post has been updated.

(H/T: Daily Mail)

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