Крис Ри . Driving Home For Christmas

Chris Rea ‎- Driving Home For Christmas - The Christmas EP, CD, Mini, Single, 1988.Tracklist:1 Driving Home For Christmas Engineer -- Justin Shirley-Smith Producer -- Chris Rea, Jon Kelly2 Footsteps In The Snow Producer -- Chris Rea3 Joys Of Christmas Mixed By -- Chris Rea, Jon Kelly Producer -- Chris Rea4 Smile Producer -- Chris Rea, Dave RichardsIllustration -- Greg JakobekIt was originally released in December 1988 but re-entered the charts in 2007. In 2009, a video was made in aid of Shelter and all proceeds were donated to the charity. Celebrities who feature in the video include Martin Shaw, Mike Read, Gail Porter and Lionel Blair.Former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon recorded a version of the song which is currently being used in the Iceland supermarket Christmas commercials.In a live interview on the BBC Radio 4 programme Today on December 16, 2009 Chris Rea said he wrote "Driving Home for Christmas" many years before he first recorded it. His wife had come down to London to drive him home to Middlesbrough in her Austin Mini to save money because it was cheaper to drive than travel by train. Inspiration for the song came as she and Rea were stuck in heavy traffic heading out of London with a long drive to Middlesbrough ahead of them. Chris Rea said "Driving Home for Christmas" is a "car version of a carol".His song "Driving Home for Christmas", which originally reached #53 in the UK chart when first released in 1988, re-entered at #33 nineteen years later in December 2007, making it the first time the song had made the UK Top 40.I'm driving home for ChristmasOh, I can't wait to see those facesI'm driving home for Christmas, yeaWell I'm moving down that lineAnd it's been so longBut I will be thereI sing this songTo pass the time awayDriving in my carDriving home for ChristmasIt's gonna take some timeBut I'll get thereTop to toe in tailbacksOh, I got red lights on the runBut soon there'll be a freewayGet my feet on holy groundSo I sing for youThough you can't hear meWhen I get troughAnd feel you near meI am driving home for ChristmasDriving home for ChristmasWith a thousand memoriesI take look at the driver next to meHe's just the sameJust the sameTop to toe in tailbacksOh, I got red lights on the runI'm driving home for Christmas, yeaGet my feet on holy groundSo I sing for youThough you can't hear meWhen I get troughAnd feel you near meDriving in my carDriving home for ChristmasDriving home for ChristmasWith a thousand memories...