Chris Rea has died aged 74

[mumofoneAloneandwell]

May he rest in peace - he's given us all so much joy ❤️

My mum loved Chris Rea. He was a fantastic singer. There are going to be so many jokes now about driving home for Christmas 🙁

This is so sad.

😢

Oh no, that's terribly sad.

God,that's no age 😢

I am That Mum.

I first saw him at Newcastle City Hall in 1979. Got all the early albums (vinyl).

Gutted. He was a diamond.

Oh thats sad. I associate his songs with my Mum. She loved his voice.

Very sad

Oh no he was such a good singer. Rest in peace 🙏 🕊️

Loved Chris Rea…so sad to hear this.

25yrs of drives home for Christmas, always waiting for his song to come on. RIP Chris.

Very sad. Loved his music back in the 80s.

Although he was a bit of a grumpy git when I met him in Dublin airport the day after I had seen him at a festival in Ireland and my boyfriend at the time and I tried to tell him we had seen him and really enjoyed it.

Love his music

Just seen this . Rest in peace Chris.xx
Fool if you think its over, my favourite although I confess I liked Elkie Brooks version better xx

He appeared on Gone Fishing with Reeves & Mortimer recently. Very sad just before Christmas.

i only know ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ and ‘Road to Hell’, which means I just associate him with cars.

My FIL has just called him a Geordie. The Teessider in me recoiled in horror!

The last Christmas my husband was alive,I was listening to Chris Rea on my way home from a night shift,little did I know I was to be widowed before the following Christmas.

I went to see Chris Rea in Birmingham several years later,he was amazing.

i know he had a lot of ill health,RIP.

YANBU

I love Chris Rea. Saw him in Belfast around 1990/91. Very sad to hear this.

Just singing along with my (young adult) kids on our christmas drive only 4 hours ago. He was young really but so much love for that song.

I’m so very sorry for your loss.

RIP, Chris 😢

Aah, we were only driving DS back from uni a couple of days ago and I purposely played that in the car for him. I was showing him photos of Chris Rea as he didn't know what he looked like.

RIP Chris Rea- Sad news. I was often driving home for Christmas when I heard that song as I only tend to listen to the radio when driving. What is it about Christmas songs and artists and passing away so near Christmas? George Micheal was Christmas day and now Chris Rea three days before Christmas?