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"Driving Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written and composed by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. [1] The first version was originally released as the B-side to his single " Hello Friend " in 1986.
The single's B-side is the first version of "Driving Home for Christmas" that Rea recorded. The song was re-recorded for New Light Through Old Windows in 1988 and released as a single in its own right. [5] A special double 7-inch edition of the single was also released, containing two live tracks recorded earlier in 1986 at Montreux. [6]
On the Beach is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1986, and built on the success of the preceding Shamrock Diaries.It reached No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart (and also in Sweden), topped the Dutch charts (where it charted for more than nine months), reached number two in West Germany and No. 4 in New Zealand (where is also spent more than nine months in ...
Christopher Anton Rea (/ ˈ r iː ə / REE-ə; born 4 March 1951) [1] is a British rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist from Middlesbrough.Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five studio albums, two of which topped the UK Albums Chart, The Road to Hell in 1989 and its successor, Auberge, in 1991.
Wham! : "Last Christmas" The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl : "Fairytale Of New York" Shakin' Stevens : "Merry Christmas Everyone" Brenda Lee : "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Andy Williams : "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" Side B Wizzard : "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" Chris Rea : "Driving Home For Christmas"
A Duty Free Christmas: 1986: George and the Dragon: Merry Christmas: 1966: Get Some In! Christmas at the Camp: 1975: Hallelujah! ... Driving Home for Christmas: 2021 ...
Shamrock Diaries is the seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1985.This album represents the beginning of a creative and commercial zenith for Rea.
A Christmas No. 1 single on the Official Singles Chart in 1984, and re-recorded on three other separate occasions: Band Aid II in 1989, Band Aid 20 in 2004 and Band Aid 30 in 2014. "Don't Shoot Me Santa" The Killers: 2007 Peaked at No. 34 on the Official Singles Chart. "Driving Home for Christmas" Chris Rea: 1988