Driving Home for Christmas
"Driving Home for Christmas" is a 1988 Christmas song by English singer Chris Rea. It was taken from his compilation album New Light Through Old Windows. It had modest chart placings until 2007 when it placed at #33 and reached its new peak of #10 in 2022. It has been covered by many artists since then.
| "Driving Home for Christmas" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Chris Rea | ||||
| from New Light Through Old Windows" | ||||
| Released | 10 December 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 (original version) 1988 (re-recorded) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Christmas | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Magnet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Rea, Stuart Eales | |||
| Chris Rea singles chronology | ||||
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| "Driving Home For Christmas (2009 video in aid of Shelter)" at YouTube | ||||
Track listings
| Driving Home for Christmas (The Christmas EP): 7 inch, 1988 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Driving Home for Christmas" | 4:33 | |||||||
| 2. | "Footsteps in the Snow" | ||||||||
| 3. | "Joys of Christmas" | ||||||||
| 4. | "Smile" (produced by Dave Richards[1][2]) | ||||||||
| CD single | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Driving Home for Christmas" | 4:33 | |||||||
| 2. | "Hello Friend" (re-record) | 4:21 | |||||||
Charts
| Chart (1986–2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 26 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[6] | 46 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] | 4 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 17 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[9] | 3 |
| Illegal chart entered Billboardglobal200 | 59 |
| Illegal chart entered Ireland4 | 11 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[11] | 4 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[12] | 22 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[13] | 2 |
| Illegal chart entered Portugal | 48 |
| Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[14] | 37 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 5 |
| Switzerland (Media Control AG)[16] | 10 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[17] | 10 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[18] | 3× Platinum | Expression error: Missing operand for *.File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[19] | Gold | 7,500File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| Portugal (AFP)[20] | Gold | 20,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
xunspecified figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ "Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas (The Christmas EP)". Discogs.
- ↑ Forums, BuzzJack Entertainment. "Music forums focusing on chart music with chart and entertainment discussion". www.buzzjack.com.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Finnishcharts.com – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Illegal name entered Chris Rea/Chris+Rea/chart?f=848 Chris Rea Album & Song Chart History" Japan Hot 100 for Chris Rea. Prometheus Global Media.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Danish single certifications – Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas". IFPI Denmark.
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
- ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.
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