22 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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23 h. ago 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

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.

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31 h. ago Bob Mortimer pays hilarious tribute to 'brilliant, funny giant of a bloke' Chris Rea as he recalls his legendary 'egg in a bath' story to the delight of fans

The singer, whose track Driving Home For Christmashas made a reappearance on the UK Singles Chart every year since 2007, passed away on Monday at the age of 74 following a short illness.

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32 h. ago Bob Mortimer pays tribute to ‘brilliant’ friend and ‘Driving Home for Christmas’ singer Chris Rea

The Middlesbrough-born stars became close pals during their decades in the spotlight

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33 h. ago Would I Lie To You fans pay tribute to Chris Rea in unusual way after Bob Mortimer tale

The Driving Home for Christmas singer has died aged 74, with fans paying tribute by referencing Bob Mortimer's viral Would I Lie to You story

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33 h. ago Would I Lie To You fans pay tribute to Chris Rea in unusal way after Bob Mortimer fib

Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea passed away on December 22 following a short illness with fans honouring him by referencing Bob Mortimer's famous Would I Lie To You tale

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33 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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41 h. ago Chris Rea death: Bob Mortimer pays tribute to ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ singer

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

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43 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 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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50 h. ago Chris Rea dead aged 74 as tributes paid to Driving Home for Christmas singer

The musician died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones

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