9 h. ago Chris Rea was third of his siblings to die in three months as family share 'gut

The singer’s older sister recalled their poignant last phone conversation before he died aged 74 on Monday

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11 h. ago Chris Rea's family joy shortly before triple tragedy and his heartbreaking death

Driving Home For Christmas singer-songwriter Chris Rea died days before Christmas on December 22 following a short illness- it was announced earlier this week by his heartbroken family

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11 h. ago 'We can't get around it': Chris Rea died within weeks of two siblings, devastated family say

The Driving Home For Christmas singer became the third of his siblings to die within just three months

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12 h. ago Chris Rea's family tragedy as he's third of his siblings to die in just three months

Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea has sadly died at the age of 74, but his loved ones have been left suffering "awful pain" at the third sad loss in the family

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19 h. ago Chris Rea's Christmas tragedy: How singer's family have been left heartbroken after he became the third of his siblings to die within just three months

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.

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24 h. ago BBC's moving tribute to Chris Rea leaves fans in tears after his death at 74

Fans tuning in to the BBC on Tuesday were left in tears as a touching tribute was made to the late Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea - who died on Monday aged 74

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32 h. ago Inside chilling Christmas singer death 'curse' as Chris Rea becomes latest victim

Singer Chris Rea died at the age of 74 yesterday, and he joined other legendary musicians loved for their festive anthems who also sadly passed away over Christmas

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35 h. ago Good Morning Britain presenters pay tribute after 'very sad' death

The Good Morning Britain presenters paid tribute to Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea, who has died aged 74

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42 h. ago Chris Rea: Cute moment rock singer found inspiration for Driving Home for Christmas

Chris Rea, who died after a fight with pancreatic cancer and a stroke, had success with 1988's Driving Home for Christmas which has appeared in the UK Singles Chart every year since 2007

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45 h. ago Bob Mortimer issues touching tribute to Chris Rea after his death

Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea has died

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49 h. ago 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 singer-songwriter, dies aged 74• Gallery: a life in pictures• Comment: Driving Home for Christmas captures the season’s true spiritFor an artist best-known for a string of slickly commercial adult-oriented rock hits – Josephine, On the Beach, The Road to Hell, the Yuletide perennial Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea’s career was a rather more fraught business than you might have expected.He had something of the splendidly grumpy refusenik about him. His debut single, Fool (If You Think It’s Over) was a transatlantic hit, earning him a best new artist Grammy nomination (he lost to Billy Joel, an artist the single had garnered comparisons to), but Rea announced that he “despised” the song: “It’s just not me.” He chafed at his record company’s expectations: his 1978 debut album, Whate...

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50 h. ago Chris Rea’s wife of 57 years Joan who he met aged 16 as star's death is announced

Chris Rea has died at the age of 47 after a successful career where he was the singer of one of the most iconic festive songs Driving Home For Christmas

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51 h. ago 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-songwriter, dies aged 74• Chris Rea – a life in picturesBritain isn’t a great island for road songs. It’s not big enough, really, for you to hit the road and drive. And if you try, you may just end up stuck in traffic on the A1, where the late Chris Rea found himself in Christmas 1978, his wife behind the wheel of her Mini, he beside her as they tried to get from Abbey Road Studios in London to their home in Middlesbrough, 220 miles away.He wrote the song on a whim, scribbling down the lyrics whenever passing headlights illuminated the car interior (as he told this paper’s Dave Simpson in 2016), then put it away with his other unfinished scraps when he got home. Eight years later, he paired his lyric with some jazzy chords he’d written and a song was born. At first, he shoved it on a B-s...

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51 h. ago Chris Rea slapped with road ban and on the dole while he wrote Driving Home For Christmas

Christmas legend Chris Rea, who died on 22 December 2025, was actually banned from driving while he wrote his iconic festive song back in 1978

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52 h. ago Chris Rea’s touching final message to fans posted just days before his death

'Driving Home for Christmas' singer Chris Rea has died at the age of 74, with his family confirming the sad news on Monday following a battle with a short illness

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52 h. ago Chris Rea death statement in full as family reveal he died in hospital today

Singing sensation Chris Rea is best known for his successful music career which includes singing iconic Christmas song Driving Home For Christmas

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52 h. ago NHS pancreatic cancer and stroke symptoms as Chris Rea dies surrounded by family

The singer had been a major part of the musical soundtrack to Christmas time for many years

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53 h. ago Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74 after 'short illness'

Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea has passed away at the age of 74 after a short illness on Monday. 

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53 h. ago Chris Rea death latest: ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ singer dies aged 74

Singer died in hospital following a short illness, his family say

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53 h. ago Chris Rea dead: Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74

His family released a statement to the media on Monday afternoon.

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