“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Chris, who died peacefully earlier today following a short illness,” the post read. “Chris’s music has created the soundtrack to many lives, and his legacy will live on through the songs he leaves behind.”

Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea has died, eight years after he collapsed on stage during a live show in Oxford.

The older sister of Driving Home for Christmas singer-songwriter Chris Rea, who passed away on Monday (December 22), has revealed he was the third of his siblings to die within three months.

Chris Rea, the British blues-rock singer known for the holiday classic "Driving Home for Christmas," has died at age 74.