How Chris Rea wrote "Driving Home For Christmas"

[@bertiewooster3326]

My Aunt Mary used to take him to school on the bus in Middlesbrough she's just died at 96.5yrs RIP Mary.

[@geordiepaul1659]

Seriously, probably the only Christmas song I'm not sick and tired of hearing

[@glotar377]

Anch'io lo ascolterei ogni giorno più volte a ripetizione per tutto il periodo natalizio 😅ed oltre👍😉amo questa canzone 😊

[@chrissmith513]

🎄🎄🎄

[@chrissmith513]

🎄🎄🎄

[@normalisoverrated]

Why is this song SOOO enchanting??? Love this song.

[@notmyname8527]

The only modern Christmas song.

[@manoahvanderwolf3259]

Chris Rea always looked to me like a guy that just as much could have been a very succesful actor.

[@nancychamberlin6520]

Hands down the best Christmas song ever.

[@jimwiskus8862]

Chris Rea is such a world treasure! I love this man!

[@charlesdoherty104]

Great man , well loved always 💚

[@marion3386]

We are still listening🥰🥰 always Chris🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jockmazza]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HammyHamster-c2r]

When I finish my last day at work, for the Christmas break. I always hope this comes on the radio. My favourite Christmas tune.

[@Robbo57]

No ego, just talent. A fabulous voice and a great live slide guitar man.

[@broadsword0072]

Absolutely... unlike Presley the Poser.

[@duckiesae]

@@broadsword0072 both are amazing

[@broadsword0072]

@@duckiesae Both good singers but Chris wasn't on hippy drugs, womaniser or a poser. And King? Why the American music industry only name American singers Kings and Queens?

[@soniahanrahan1240]

Definitely my favourite Christmas song ❤ I like to play it randomly throughout the year, just makes Christmas more special. Thank you Chris ❤

[@NisseOhlsen]

what do you think of the whole Auberge album, Sonia?

[@ericgeorge5483]

No matter how stresed I get at Christmas, when I hear this I smile from ear to ear. It's just pure magic and I love it.

[@charmandrews]

I (kind of) smile and cry at the same time. Doesn't make sense I know...

[@vincentmitchell7624]

Best song ever at Christmas

[@cathyschweid1748]

I listen to this all day! It's the most uplifting Christmas song. I love Chris Rea!

[@mickflynn9130]

In my humble opinion the best Christmas song ever...when it comes on the radio I'm in the Christmas mood. Class!

[@iammar10]

Couldn't agree more! It's an absolute gem. Bless Chris!

[@darryldonnelly5363]

Fairytale of New York is the best Christmas song

[@denty32]

I play this song every last day of work before Christmas on my drive home, that’s when Christmas starts for me

[@jakmak1199]

Godda be Slade... Merry Christmas 😁

[@NorsePJ]

It's funny how dumbfucks straight away have to come on and knock somebody's opinion down on what they like best. It's so fucking typical on KZbin. The best song ever for anything is purely subjective. It is correct for every individual. But dumbfucks don't understand this.

[@pangorban1]

A lot of Christmas songs drive me crazy. They make me get out of a supermarket ASAP. But this is a song that I can hear over and over again.

[@davidcopson5800]

Good for you.

[@deborahcook3971]

I agree

[@deemariewright3981]

Any time of the year it brings me joy!

[@Jungleland33]

Bizarrely I judge artists by the amount you hear about them....the less, the better. Chris is a guy you NEVER hear about. He comes across as a genuine, humble, talented guy and that's all we'd all like to be. Good man Chris.

[@TR-vr5pz]

Fool if you think its over is another underrated some by Chris - I always liked his raspy voice and humbleness as a human. What a health story he has also - God bless him

[@sandiland0000]

This man has no idea how his song has stopped me in my tracks… absolutely soul stunning❣️

[@chickenmomXD]

I'm with you there!

[@JeannieMitchellMyers]

I totally agree! I had to make my own youtube video using this song...I LOVE it so much! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@sandiland0000]

@@JeannieMitchellMyers Sister! just saw your KZbin. We love Jesus too!! 😁 see you when He calls us up! God bless

[@Gopferteckel]

There’s something so incredibly human about Chris. This song is a reflection of that.

[@jimherschell2887]

Its all the memories this song brings back. Our fsmily would drive 1100 miles at Christmas to be with family. This song touches my heart so with the lyrics. Its my favorite Christmas song

[@mickadatwist1620]

a great non-cheesy xmas song. All time favourite no doubt.

[@paulherlihy9290]

Lovely clip featuring two very lovely people. Just thanks!🙂

[@matthewworyn3256]

Just heard this song as a 50-year-old man here in a restaurant by Times Square New York City for the 1st time. Wish I had the last 34 years to enjoy, but my children will hear it

[@CliffTaylor-rz9dd]

Let me son you will have the next 34years no problem cliff the pensioner from london town.

[@Fargosportsmassage]

This song is 35 years old . Magnificent melody..We all love you Chris

[@raystewart6524]

Met Chris in a pub in Boro many years ago..a down to Earth guy..no big time rock star from this fella.. Mentioned that I had all his albums..benny santini..wired to the moon..bloody hell he said you are a fan..bought him a beer had a damn good chat..they say you should never meet your heroes..glad I did..Chris just keep on doing what you do...please

[@emmarodriguez-nj1yw]

Me encanto esa historia

[@pamwilletts3627]

I saw Chris at Kirkleavington Country Club, (the Kirk) nr Yarm, early 80s when John McCoy owned the club and was Chrs’s manager, fab times x

[@TheGnomeCity]

Brilliant. I've been lucky to meet some of my musical heroes, but not accidentally.

[@RedKatt888]

Love love love this man! Been listening for decades to his magical music ❤❤❤❤

[@catherinetiernan5888]

It's not Christmas for me until I hear Driving Home For Christmas on the radio. I love it. Thank you Chris.

[@donscott4143]

God this guy is so humble and real and so incredibly talented!!!

[@johnriggs4929]

I suppose, like most people, by the time Christmas Day arrives, I'm sick to the back teeth of Christmas songs. But I never tire of this. Having lived in that part of the world for a few years, I can relate to that humble, easy going, live and let live ethos up there. Lovely bloke and a great talent.

[@thebeastlacey]

Mr. Rea has been through alot, health wise and personally and has overcome. He's an inspiration!! Very gifted man.

[@franksabados657]

yes he s sings beautiful songs and he s very talented and Driving Home for Christmas one of my favorite Christmas songs

[@697vader]

It's the best Christmas song!

[@jaggass]

He's a true survivor.

[@helenwatkinson5873]

Yup

[@djordanobruno7546]

@@jaggass what happened to him?

[@gazork123]

I bought two copies of Fool If You Think It's Over, because I wore the first one out! Then I bought a copy of Diamonds in 1979. Never heard anything more from Chris Rea until Christmas of 2012 when I heard Driving Home For Christmas for the very first time. Divorce left me separated from my daughters by half a continent. I saw them in the summer, and at Thanksgiving, but 2012 was the first Christmas I would be with them in twelve years. My rented Ford Focus clawed its way through the snow-covered Colorado mountains without missing a beat, and it was on that journey I heard this song for the first time. I actually wasn't driving home, I was driving to visit, but the love and the anticipation were exactly the same. This song truly summed up what that Christmas visit meant to me, and I think this must be my favorite Christmas song now. Thank you, Chris Rea.

[@derickallen8991]

This song still makes every Christmas extra special. Thx Chris love your music

[@eduardodayag8840]

1 hr going for x'mas, it's wonderful.

[@karenreardon5398]

An incomparable Christmas song. This is one that I listen to all year long. So great! Thank you Chris Rea.❤

[@josephriley4460]

As I’m living in Sussex and from the Northeast, driving up for Christmas was a wonderful feeling, being greeted by a coal fire and seeing my relatives again. Sadly now they’re not with us anymore, so this song makes me so sad.

[@Buckblacket]

Exactly the same here. I remember driving up there listening to this on the radio feeling so happy and Christmasy but just like you, sadly they are all gone now.

[@joe2mercs]

This song is so evocative for me. I used to be sales rep covering a large territory and I had a wife and two young children who depended on me. It brings back memories of the last working day of the year sitting in a cold car, starting the engine, putting on the heater and radio facing the prospect of a long drive home in the dark in bad weather. If the rain turned to snow a two hour journey could take all night.

[@william893]

Chris he's an absolute gentleman

[@charlesdoherty104]

100% correct ❤

[@johnnyboy1586]

He has one of the most unique chilled voices around

[@davenight]

Great man, great musician, humble and deserves it all. Above all great voice

[@annjean4369]

Dave Night , Very well said!

[@alanspringett9233]

My father died a few days before christmas many years ago.....i returned to england to be there for my mum.....but I had to return to france where i live.....this song came on the radio in the car.....got home about a quarter to midnight on xmas eve , my face drenched with tears.....haven't been able to listen to this wonderful song for years......Chris has gone through more shit than many can even consider.....his resilience is amazing......

[@JuneLynn]

I'm sure glad Chris didn't leave the music business .....what a loss that would have been...God Bless him

[@michealadderley9081]

Recognise interviewer cannot think of her name .a real survivor and humble talented singer

[@tallandhandsome29]

Carrie Grant.

[@trixVK]

I adore him. His music, love for his wife, that those are his memories... Thank you, Chris!

[@jamescrowley8637]

I think that Chris is a genuine sort of chap. No side to him as we say in Yorkshire.

[@robbey300]

Chris is a gent and very down to earth - I’m so glad I knew him in his younger days! His illness and debilitating challenges are unknown to many but he’s a real trooper and love sFerraris!

[@phils866]

And his wee Caterham 7! :-) He certainly has had a torrid time with his pancreatic cancer, but he continues to astound doctors, and confound the disease, by still soldiering on. I was lucky enough to attend a few of his concerts over here in Belfast. Happy memories...

[@cnewcombe42]

KEVIN ROBSON - great guy

[@emmams5]

@KEVIN ROBSON, that's enough gushing about that ginger muppet Evans, what did you think about Chris Rea?

[@valerieteti1755]

@@phils866 That’s such great news I will continue to keep Chris in my thoughts and prayers ❤️

[@Litehouse100]

Love Chris and this song

[@MSMWorkshop]

I'm driving home for Chris... Rea! Volume up!

[@JamesBrown-pz6nw]

It's great at the start of December when the Christmas songs come on while I'm driving my lorry.

[@kaposztasteszta]

I'm a truck driver! This song perfectly describes my last day at work before Christmas. Every year I wish a Merry Christmas with this song on my social media page! Evergreen! Thanks for it!

[@patrickmackle3431]

I cannot even begin to say what the song has meant to me, when it comes on the radio or I play it...my mind goes to my parents who I have lost...thank you....

[@michaelhudecek2778]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@iammar10]

Both my parents have departed as well and I sure relate to what you said. This amazing song has had a similar impact on me. Merry Christmas to you. 🌲

[@moonraker124]

Yup, been there done that !, your NOT alone.....

[@helenwatkinson5873]

With a thousand memories.....

[@kimkochel6754]

My Dad left us July 2020. 20 days shy of his 89th birthday. Miss and love you Dad. Christmas with COVID was certainly different, especially not being with my family. Thank you for this Mr Rea for the most beautiful song and video. Greetings from Canada. 🇨🇦👋

[@tyroukkonnen2636]

100% pure melody, nothing else

[@ptrammell13]

This was the first saw him and I shared it every Christmas. And he was so cute, I have all his songs now.

[@seabaron1]

Lovely Lady and Excellent Interview .. Thx. Wonderful Song by Chris Rea ... Cheers!

[@anthonyleighton4754]

When pop stars didn't have to look like primadonnas they just had to have talent..... Top down to earth middlesboro bloke....

[@charlesdoherty104]

Absolutely, bang on , mate . Chris has always been one of the most unassuming stars in the music business ever .

[@anthonyleighton4754]

That Carrie woman is gorgeous....

[@charlesdoherty104]

@@anthonyleighton4754 again, bang on 😜

[@tjones7915]

Now you have to be perfect looking and that's pretty much it. You can be a star. Teams will write songs for you. Software will do your job for you. As long as you're what young people want to see - I mean, hear

[@peterclarke3990]

Sick and tired of hearing Wham, but this one-I love it! Chris Rea for me is one of the most entertaining and listenable songwriters of them all.

[@richardclarke376]

Good luck to Chris Rea, you wrote the best Christmas song ever, that brings me to tears 30 years later.

[@tonyefc8423]

What a marvellous talent, and such a down to earth fella. Love him!

[@dimebag6384]

Great story, my granddaughters favourite Christmas song she's only 3 but got great taste in music.....

[@rjstrotz6144]

September 15, 2022. So looking forward to start playing Chris' DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS for the Christmas Season 2022 and thereafter. We start celebrating the Christmas season right after Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S.A. Can hardly wait!!

[@rayhedges1850]

Love this guy's music.

[@SISU889]

Great humble guy and an outstanding musician , his songs are beautifully crafted , spiritual and stand the test of time . He is also a slide guitar God , thanks Chris .

[@martinwilliams2556]

Jack Russell songs not song's you doofus!

[@SISU889]

@@martinwilliams2556 Sorry a classic typo . One nil to the grammar police ! Lol

[@elainebernier]

How I love love this song!!

[@monticlassictv]

The fantastic and superb Chris Rea who had one of the best sounding voices ever although isn’t it just surprising how Chris hasn’t been recognised by the music big wig’s but then again the best musician’s are never given the credit they deserved God Bless you Chris and all the best mate from us all here in Scotland.

[@broadsword0072]

Americans don't promote British talent like Chris, Dido, Amy McDonald or Kate Melua etc, all fantastic and talented songwriters and singers with no 'American Diva' or 'Poser Presley'. Notice the call all American singers Kings and Queens? but never any other countries singers like ours or even Sweden's Abba.

[@cornelllashley9236]

This is such a beautiful song. When I heard it being played in a bar. I instantly fell in love with it. It ranks in the top 5 as one of my all time favorite Christmas songs.

[@patrickpower6574]

his classic christmas song is amazing 29 years on

[@50sVintage]

I love Chris Rea. I love Driving Home For Christmas and I love watching him tell the story of the song. I love all his music. Just can't say enough good things about this brilliant and talented man.

[@paulvanderputt7608]

Beautiful Song by a Beautiful Person.

[@russshiels9700]

Absolutely the favorite Christmas song in our house.

[@TheRealGrandadNo1]

I can't listen and see this without crying, I am an old boy, old school, this is brilliant. I have had the privilege to be at Chris's concerts at least three times with my beautiful wife by my side and can only say what a great bloke Chris is, I wish him and his family every happiness, he has brought so much happiness to us just listening to him and his music.

[@lillianwilliams5510]

Love this song.Listen every season today is no exception 12-16-2022 remembered,FOOL WHO DO YOU THINK ARE. THEN TWO YEARS AGO,I HEARDTHIS SONG AND FELL IN LOVE WITH

[@hollywoodbb]

Listening to this song on my way back home from working a night shift. It’s now Christmas Eve, 2021. Feeling lonely but this song is keeping me company on this hour and a half drive. Soon I’ll be home and spend time with my beautiful woman and my loved ones. Merry Christmas to you all!

[@yankorusev]

One of the greatest tunes

[@pumagutten]

The most beautiful modern Christmas song. Good man, Chris! From one Boro supporter to another!

[@lonedrone]

Great story - great song. One of the true Christmas classics. The sentiment is perfect.

[@robertrossi8975]

Chris Rea has made such great music over the years, His is so humble, had overcome such adversities yet remains steadfast in what he does best, Write & Sing with is incredible voice.

[@csh5955]

Gorgeous lovely music beautiful

[@samnella9]

Hang in there Chris - you've gone through a lot of physical ailments - you are a strong individual! U da man.

[@filmunit6373]

Had the pleasure 2 work with mr Rea

[@robertcarlton100]

this has become one of my must "listen to" Christmas songs

[@christopherrankine1364]

Chris’ ability to relate his talent to his audience is shown very clearly in this beautiful song…

[@joking6052]

What a great story told by the humble and down to earth man. This song reminds me of driving home from home from San Diego aboard the USS Paul Revere many years ago. Thanks Chris !

[@scopex2749]

Good old Chris I bought one of his old guitars years ago - all the best old mate!

[@irenegardner9986]

Love this song❄️

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Had no idea it was this old of a song. Heard it for 1st time this year wow

[@citizen..X]

So glad Chris's career didn't stop...his songs over the years have been magic to listen to.

[@Lokkodog]

Amazing songs brings happiness and sad memories at the same time

[@ironhorse6688]

Its a beautiful Christmas song , the words " driving home for Christmas" first thought to come to me was a trucker on the road trying to get home to his family Christmas eve day , its got to be up in the top 5 Christmas songs

[@r4b32t11]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS… Chris Rea is 👌🏼👍🏼

[@martinhillersweden]

This humble artist is one of the greatest ever!!!! I'm so lucky he stayed in the business!

[@tomsortore8301]

What a beautiful soulful man thanks cris for sharing your soul with us

[@richiesquest3283]

There has been many classics christmas songs wrote over the years, this one is right up there with the best.

[@lovedaybebe5881]

Agreed it's a belter , wishing you a wonderful Christmas 🎄

[@cuddlybear9041]

this guy is magic, such a lovely man, and the music is so good !

[@Bruce15485]

One of the best Christmas songs ever !

[@stevenmorley1639]

That song was my mums favourite. Thanks Chris ......

[@jamescrowley8637]

Tip Top. A real treat to hear a Teesside accent.

[@pandemits]

As I get older this becomes my top favorite Xmas song. After all holiday realism has verged in, you realize that coming home and seeing your favorite persons consists the only true gift of Christmas.

[@debboyea9567]

Love love love Chris Rea!!

[@sonicknukcles976]

My 2 year old son loves this song with wham and band aid the 1984 version

[@ВалерийСтефановский-ц8ф]

So strange, sweet, simple and fantastic voice....His songs will stay with us for many generations....

[@garyholmes2309]

It's a beautiful song and it touches every heart

[@sirenastyles5948]

CONGRATS FROM GREECE CHRIS!! we grew up with that masterpiece omgggggggggggg

[@deanrogers5478]

Proud Middlesbrough man great artist you make people from teeside very proud utb

[@marthavh2678]

It's one of my All time favorites!!! Thank you, Chris!