LONDON, Dec 23 — Chris Rea, an English singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his festive hit “Driving Home For Christmas”, has died aged 74 ‌following a short illness, his family said yesterday. 

Hailing from Middlesbrough, a port town in northeast England, Rea’s song Fool (If ‍You Think It’s Over) from his debut studio album in 1978 ‌was his biggest chart hit, reaching the US billboard Hot 100 and earning him a Grammy nomination.