"Driving Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written and composed by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. The first version was originally released as the B-side to his single "Hello Friend" in 1986. In October 1988, a re-recorded version served as one of two new songs on Rea's first compilation album New Light Through Old Windows. Chris Rea · Song · 2023. Chris Rea. Listen to Driving Home for Christmas - 2019 Remaster on Spotify. Chris Rea · Song · 2023. Lyric video for Driving Home For Christmas by Chris Rea. Voted the nation's favourite Christmas song and considered to be one of the top 10 Christmas singles Driving Home for Christmas Lyrics by Chris Rea from the 100 Greatest Christmas Songs Ever [Top Xmas Pop Hits] album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: I'm driving home for Christmas Oh, I can't wait to see those faces I'm driving home for Christmas, yea Well I'm movi… Rea's "carol for cars" became a standard, covered on a stack of Christmas CDs. The best is probably St Etienne's gentle acoustic version on which Sarah Cracknell's voice floats like snowflakes over the fingerpicked guitar and the ambient sound of passing cars and (more unsettlingly) squealing brakes. Denmark's Malene Mortensen swung it with a brassy, big-band makeover in 2007 and ALL MATERIALS published solely for informational purposes and are NOT SUBJECT TO MONETIZATION ! All proceeds from the views and advertising distributed among By Tom Eames Since it was remotely acceptable to play Christmas music, we've been jamming along to one of our all-time favourites: 'Driving Home for Christmas' by Chris Rea. "Top to toe in tailbacks" And it got us thinking, what was the backstory to this jaunty classic that we can't help but chuck on when we're on our way home for Christmas? Chris Rea Lyrics. "Driving Home For Christmas". I'm driving home for Christmas. Oh, I can't wait to see those faces. I'm driving home for Christmas, yeah. Well I'm moving down that line. And it's been so long. But I will be there. I sing this song. About Driving Home for Christmas "Driving Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written and composed by English singer-songwriter Chris Rea. It was originally released as one of two new songs on Rea's first compilation album New Light Through Old Windows in October 1988, and issued as the fourth single from the album in December 1988, where it peaked at #53 in the UK Singles Chart as part of Driving in my car I'm driving home for Christmas Driving home for Christmas With a thousand memories I take look at the driver next to me He's just the same Just the same Top to toe in tailbacks Oh, I got red lights all around I'm driving home for Christmas, yea Get my feet on holy ground So I sing for you Though you can't hear me When I get trough hdaAn.