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66 days ago
In a further tragic twist the 'Driving Home for Christmas' star was said to have been overjoyed by the recent birth of a first grandchild shortly before his death on Monday aged 74.
Chris Rea fans moved to tears by the BBC's touching on air tribute for the Driving Home for Christmas singer following his death aged 74 ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The star, who is behind one of the most iconic Christmas songs, Driving Home For Christmas, died aged 74 on Monday following a short illness.
67 days ago
Chris Rea's £7million hit: Star's 1986 Driving Home for Christmas - inspired by journey from Abbey Road - netted him £210,000 a year and saw him amass a fortune in property and cars ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The tale about how 'Driving Home For Christmas' was written is just as incredible as the estimated £210,000 a year the hit record would bank for the rock musician.
Chris Rea was the star who beat pancreatic cancer at 33... and wrote the song that defines Christmas for so many while driving his Austin Mini up the M1 ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The way grizzled rocker Chris Rea told it, Driving Home For Christmas wasn't just a celebration of seeing his family at the end of a long journey.
Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road ⊕
The late musician bristled against his record companies, his producers and fame itself – but that friction ignited both his AOR hits and his raw, spirited take on the blues
• Chris Rea, rock and blues…
Chris Rea revealed he was BANNED from the road when he wrote iconic hit Driving Home for Christmas in final interview before his death aged 74 ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The hitmaker passed away on Monday at the age of 74 after a short illness, with his wife Joan and their daughters Josie and Julia paying tribute to the 'beloved' star.
Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas is an evergreen, everyman anthem that captures the season’s true spirit ⊕
By rejecting the bombast of 80s pop, the late singer-songwriter’s track has endured, and thereby perfectly captures the nostalgic feelings at the heart of Christmas
• Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-…
Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74 ⊖
Middlesbrough-born musician had hits with Driving Home for Christmas, On the Beach and The Road to Hell
Chris Rea, the British singer-songwriter whose hits included Driving Home For Christmas, has di…
3 months ago
Girls walk the streets in bare feet, hair salons booked out a year in advance and a party that starts at midday, it can only be Beaujolais Day! SAMANTHA REA joins red wine celebration that's bigger than Christmas in Swansea ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Samantha Rea visited Wales for the first time to join in with the Beaujolais Day celebrations in Swansea. The French tradition marks the selling of the Beaujolais Nouveau for that year.
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