Chris Rea dies three days before Christmas

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/22/chris-rea-dies-before-christmas/

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27 comments

  2. Can’t read behind the paywall, but that’s sad – 74 is young these days. I guess last year was the last time he was driving home for Christmas and none of us knew it

  4. Guess he won’t be driving home for christmas this year

  5. I shall listen to Steel River tonight and have a drink to him

    Great song writer and a bloody good guitarist

  8. hope he wasn’t driving at the time!

    more seriously, a sad loss, he was good

  9. What’s up with people with big Christmas hits dying so close to Christmas

  11. Very sad news. He brought joy to millions. May he rest in peace.

  13. My and my little brother have had an in joke for decades which involves us repeating “she said… what? I said, Texas. She said… what? I said, Texas. She said… what? I said, Texas. She said…I’m leaving you now Chris” which only ever amuses the two of us. I have a feeling we are going to do this a lot over the next few days.

  16. Organised a work Christmas quiz for my team yesterday, he was the first quiz question..

    Why do I feel guilty!

  19. Hopefully the Christmas royalty cheque arrives in time to pay for the funeral.

    Joking aside, seemed like a dude. Rest easy, sir.

  21. Won’t be driving home for Xmas. Rip Chris. Road to hell and auberge are quality albums.

  22. Driving Home wasn’t his best track , his later albums had a lot of excellent guitar playing, I recommend ‘Damcing With Strangers ‘ and ‘Auberge’, also ‘Tennis ‘ from 1980, which includes the track ‘Stick It’, a good ‘closing credits’ track to remember him by.

  23. Just think of his poor lonely car, stuck in traffic, alone.

  27. He sang practically the only Xmas song I can bear listening too.

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