RIP Chris Rea

dod · 2025-12-22T15:16:45+0000

Very sad, huge star in the 80’s, hope he’s made it home

Chris Rea: Driving Home For Christmas singer dies aged 74

A statement from his wife and two children says he "passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today following a short illness, surrounded by his family".

www.bbc.co.uk

darael · 2025-12-22T15:17:45+0000

Just found this out myself.

RIP Chris.

Fluffybob · 2025-12-22T15:24:25+0000

Well that is some very sad news, RIP

Kelt · 2025-12-22T15:24:59+0000

RIP Chris

Armageus · 2025-12-22T15:25:42+0000

tangey · 2025-12-22T15:26:28+0000

does the fact that the first thing I thought of was this, make me a bit weird ?

Malevolence · 2025-12-22T15:27:44+0000

Unexpected sad news.

RIP

Junglist · 2025-12-22T15:28:59+0000

RIP

Isn't it odd how people with Christmas hits always seem to go around Christmas time? That's him, George Michael and the bloke from The Pogues

Hades · 2025-12-22T15:31:57+0000

scrivz69 · 2025-12-22T15:33:29+0000

Another sad loss RIP.

Thekwango · 2025-12-22T15:35:50+0000

aww no way - didn't realise he was 74, though i should probably have seeing as he's been around for years!! RIP Chris.....time for a blast of Driving home for Christmas me thinks.

koolpc · 2025-12-22T15:41:15+0000

RIP to a legend

Conscript · 2025-12-22T15:41:27+0000

Maundie · 2025-12-22T15:49:52+0000

RIP was a huge star in the 80s and driving home for Christmas is one of a few Xmas songs I actually like

plasmahal · 2025-12-22T15:58:37+0000

RIP Chris Rea.

BUDFORCE · 2025-12-22T16:01:10+0000

The road to hell is a good song.

That Jekka Gal · 2025-12-22T16:08:13+0000

I remember back in about '87 when "On the Beach" Dropped - I was in Lanzarote and that song was massive. Everybody would be listening to it while having their sundowners before a night on the strip.

Anyway, I remember flying back into Gatwick and saying to my OH that the first thing we had to do was to head to the nearest Sam Goody and get a copy of OTB & sure enough, there must have been at least 10 other people off our flight who had the same idea as I recognised them from the pab t-shirts they were wearing. Legends Karaoke Bar, Puerto Del Carmen, in fact.

RIP Chris.

_lecro_ · 2025-12-22T16:10:06+0000

joey1211 · 2025-12-22T16:14:23+0000

That Jekka Gal · 2025-12-22T16:16:53+0000

inneresting factoid about CR. He was a massive fan of Lotus (Caterham) Sevens, with a Caterham 7 appearing on the cover of his Auberge album & an owners club sticker always adorning his Strat.