Singer-songwriter Chris Rea, known for ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ dies at 74

LONDON (AP) — Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit “Driving Home for Christmas,” has died at 74, his family said Monday.

FILE – Chris Rea arrives at the Odeon Leicester Square for the opening of the London Film Festival, Nov. 7, 1996. (Michael Stephens/PA via AP, File)

Rea died in the hospital following a short illness, accord...