Driving Home for Christmas

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Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea

About Driving Home for Christmas

"Driving Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written and composed by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. The first version was originally released as the B-side to 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 issued as the fourth single from the album in December 1988, where it peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart as the lead track of The Christmas EP. .

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About this song

Credited to: Chris Rea
Album: Xmas 2020 · Track 1 of 50 · Opens the album
Released: November 20, 2020
Duration: 3:59
On Last.fm: 767,003 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Xmas 2020

Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea ,
Fairytale of New York - Edit by The Pogues , Kirsty MacColl ,
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday by Wizzard ,
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Re-Recorded Version by Brenda Lee ,
White Christmas by Clyde McPhatter , The Drifters , Bill Pinckney ,
Winter Wonderland by Kylie Minogue ,
Snowman by Sia ,
Lonely This Christmas by Mud ,
Merry Christmas Baby by Otis Redding ,
Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) by The Darkness ,
Christmas Lights by Coldplay ,
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by The Cadillacs ,
2000 Miles by Pretenders ,
It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas by Kathie Lee Gifford ,
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by The Impressions ,
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by Christina Perri ,
Last Christmas by Eliza Doolittle ,
Little Drummer Boy by Kenny Rogers ,
Mary's Boy Child by Matt Monro ,
The Polar Express by Tom Hanks ,
It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas by Isobel Griffiths , Pet Shop Boys ,
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons ,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Chicago ,
What Christmas Means to Me by CeeLo Green ,
Unwrap You at Christmas by The Monkees ,
Jingle Bell Rock by Blake Shelton ,
Kiss You This Christmas by Why Don't We ,
Christmas Gift by Margie Joseph ,
Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard ,
Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen ,
White Christmas by Mason Ramsey ,
Christmas Eve by Kelly Clarkson ,
Mistletoe by Jake Scott ,
Winter by Tori Amos ,
What If by Kate Winslet ,
Wisemen by James Blunt ,
The Twelve Days of Christmas - Live by The Spinners ,
Ding Dong Merrily On High by Katherine Jenkins ,
Away In a Manger by Vera Lynn ,
Santa Baby by Calper , Ayelle ,
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly by The Everly Brothers ,
Petit Papa Noël by Tino Rossi ,
I'll Be Home for Christmas by Northern National ,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Pretenders ,
A Holly Jolly Christmas by Brett Eldredge ,
Merry Christmas Darling by Christina Perri ,
Karl-Bertil Jonsson, 14 år by Svante Thuresson ,
Santa Baby by Kylie Minogue ,
This Christmas by Pink Sweat$ , Donny Hathaway ,
The Power of Love by Gabrielle Aplin ,