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Chris Rea was the star who beat pancreatic cancer at 33... and wrote the song that defines Christmas for so many while driving his Austin Mini up the M1


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The way grizzled rocker Chris Rea told it, Driving Home For Christmas wasn't just a celebration of seeing his family at the end of a long journey.

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