The British rock singer spoke with Roisin O’Connor, just days before his death aged 74, about the story behind one of the UK’s most popular festive songs
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The British rock singer spoke with Roisin O’Connor, just days before his death aged 74, about the story behind one of the UK’s most popular festive songs
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Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas is an evergreen, everyman anthem that captures the season’s true spirit
Chris Rea obituary
Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas and Road to Hell singer, dies at 74
Chris Rea, 'Fool' and 'Driving Home for Christmas' singer, dies at 74
Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74
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British singer Chris Rea, known for 'Driving Home for Christmas,' dies at 74
Chris Rea, morto il cantante e musicista di “Driving home for Christmas”
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Singer died in hospital following a short illness, his family say
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Singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his enduring hit Driving Home for Christmas
The singer died in hospital on Monday following a short illness, his family said in a statement.
Chris Rea, the British blues-rock singer known for the holiday classic \
Middlesbrough-born musician had hits with Driving Home for Christmas, On the Beach and The Road to Hell
