Meaning Behind The Song Driving Home For Christmas Is So Heartwarming |
Chris Rea died today, leaving behind a legacy of 25 solo albums and several number one hits but most especially, his 1988 Christmas classic Driving Home for Christmas.
The song is regularly on Christmas playlists and is often the soundtrack of people travelling to be closer to their loved ones during the festive season. However, the story behind the song is a little more nuanced than just a festive ditty.
Speaking to The Guardian in 2016, the singer said: “It was 1978, coming up to Christmas. It was all over for me: I was just about out of my record contract, and my manager had just told me he was leaving me.
“I just needed to get home to Middlesbrough from London, but the record company wouldn’t pay for a rail ticket, and I was banned from driving.”
He did have to take a long drive...
He went on to........