Driving Home for Christmas
Christmas song written and composed by Chris Rea, originally recorded by Chris Rea and released in 1986
"Driving Home for Christmas" is a 1988 Christmas song by English singer Chris Rea. It was taken from his compilation album New Light Through Old Windows. It had modest chart placings until 2007 when it placed at #33 and reached its new peak of #10 in 2022. It has been covered by many artists since then.
| "Driving Home for Christmas" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Chris Rea | ||||
| from the album New Light Through Old Windows | ||||
| Released | 10 December 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Christmas | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Magnet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Rea, Stuart Eales | |||
| Chris Rea singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Driving Home For Christmas (2009 video in aid of Shelter)" on YouTube | ||||
Track listings
change| Driving Home for Christmas (The Christmas EP): 7 inch, 1988 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Driving Home for Christmas" | 4:33 | |||||||
| 2. | "Footsteps in the Snow" | ||||||||
| 3. | "Joys of Christmas" | ||||||||
| 4. | "Smile" (produced by Dave Richards[1][2]) | ||||||||
| CD single | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Driving Home for Christmas" | 4:33 | |||||||
| 2. | "Hello Friend" (re-record) | 4:21 | |||||||
References
change- ↑ "Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas (The Christmas EP)". Discogs.
- ↑ Forums, BuzzJack Entertainment. "Music forums focusing on chart music with chart and entertainment discussion". www.buzzjack.com.
