\n\tU2<\/a>\u2018s Bono<\/a> was joined by fellow Irish singer Imelda May on Christmas Eve when they took part in a modern holiday tradition. The vocalists hit Grafton Street in Dublin just before the holiday to take part in the 15th annual round of busking to raise funds for local charities. <\/p>\n \n\tWith hundreds of shivering fans gathered around the Gaiety Theatre in the Dublin city center, Bono and May took to a makeshift stage alongside a live band to perform Darlene Love\u2019s 1963 holiday classic, \u201cChristmas (Baby Please Come Home).\u201d After making a stop at a microphone that appeared to be on the fritz, Bono and May gathered around the same mic<\/a>, with the U2 singer taking the first part of the verse and then stepping back as May belted, \u201cThey\u2019re singing Deck the Halls\/ But it\u2019s not like Christmas at all.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThis year\u2019s busking raised funds for the Dublin Simon Community<\/a>, a charity supporting those at risk for homelessness in Ireland in the latest edition of the event that began in 2010 with an impromptu sing-along on Grafton Street.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to NME<\/a><\/em>, Bono and May were joined by Oscar-winning singer-songwriter and event organizer Glen Hansard, as well as The Script\u2019s Danny O\u2019Donoghue, the Riptide Movement and Danny O\u2019Reilly of the Coronas and Shobsy, with a set-closing run through the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl\u2019s holiday favorite \u201cFairytale of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn previous years Bono has performed with his bandmate guitarist The Edge at the busking fundraiser, including in 2018<\/a>, when they played two Christmas carols, \u201cO Holy Night\u201d and \u201cNight Divine\u201d before joining the rest of that year\u2019s performers for Love\u2019s \u201cChristmas (Baby Please Come Home).\u201d <\/p>\n
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