Chris Rea has died at the age of 74. Fans and the music industry are grieving the loss of the music legend who passed away just three days before Christmas on 22 December 2025.
The timing of his demise is even more heartbreaking as millions of people around the world listen to his famous 'Driving Home for Christmas' holiday anthem. His family confirmed his death today and shared he passed on peacefully in a hospital following a 'short illness' after a long and public battle with pancreatic cancer.
