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Who sang Driving Home for Christmas?

Release date: 10/12/1988

Duration: 04:00

Writer(s): Chris Rea

Chris Rea released the song Driving Home for Christmas. Date of release: 10/12/1988.

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- The singer is driving home for Christmas, and he can't wait to see the people he loves.

- He realizes that it will take him a while to get there, but he doesn't mind because he can sing and listen to music in his car while he drives.

- He says that there is a lot of traffic, but he doesn't mind because he will eventually get home.

- In the last verse, the singer mentions that even though the person next to him in traffic is having a bad day, they are just trying, like him, to get home for Christmas.

- The song ends on a positive note, with the singer

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The singer returns home for Christmas, eager to see the people he loves.

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Chris Rea - Short Biography

- Born in Middlesbrough, England, on March 4, 1951.

- Rock and blues singer and guitarist.

- Best known in the United States for the 1978 single "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

- In Europe, he is known as a "great European debut".

- Some of his most popular songs are "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat", "Stainsby Girls", "Josephine" and "Let's Dance".

- He has sold over 40 million records worldwide.

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- Driving Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written and composed by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea.

- The first version was released as the B-side of his single "Hello Friend" in 1986.

- In October 1988, a re-recorded version served as one of two new songs on Rea's first compilation album, New Light Through Old Windows.

- It was released as the fourth single from the album in December 1988, where it peaked at #53 on the UK Singles Chart as the lead single from The Christmas EP.

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