The MINI story behind 'Driving Home For Christmas' with Chris Rea
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- Did you know 'Driving Home For Christmas' was written in a MINI?
On Christmas Eve 1978, Chris Rea needed to get home from London, so his wife Joan drove 250 miles to collect him in their black Classic Mini. As they journeyed back in the snow, inspiration struck... creating one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time.
Hear the story, told by the man himself, as we celebrate the launch of our 'Driving Home For Christmas' music video.
Watch the full music video here: • MINI | Driving Home fo...
And read the full story behind the track at: bit.ly/3yuE8m4
BIG LOVE.
#DrivingHomeWithMINI #MINI #ChrisRea
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This is one of my favorite Christmas songs.
A classic!
Merci à Joan d’avoir été chercher chris en Mini, de ce faite, il nous a écrit un chef-d’oeuvre que j’écoute en boucle depuis sa création, même en dehors de Noël. Chris tu es, et tu seras toujours le meilleurs. Prends bien soin de toi. Merci également à Mini de nous avoir transmis cet interview.
Love this man forever! Rock on from America Chris Rea!!❤❤
Yeah that's my favourite christmas song, nothing else comes close.
Love Chris Rea! One of my top Christmas songs.
An absolute legend 🙌
The song I play on loop during the holiday season. Thanks Chris for giving us this gift.
CRISS DRIVING HOME FOR XMAS IS THE BEST XMAS SONG EVER..WARM WITH LOVE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Great Chris Rea....what a marvelous song. Chris, you are missed so much. God Bless You and thanks to Mini for this gift.
What a pleasant man! I hope he is doing well these days, as I know health issues have been very unfair to him.
I never had a Mini or a Cooper. BUT: As a former Soldier from the German Army i was stationed in the UK for a while at ´91 and heard that song for the first time. It was around christmas and after my deployement on the Outer Hebrides we were flown out with a C130 Hercules by the RAF back to Gütersloh; Germany. At that time i had a Sony Walkman and that sound on a tape. Listening to that music ... homebounded after months ... looking forward to see my family again which i missed so deeply over that time! Priceless feelings.
Always "Driving home for Christmas" is since then related to me with joy.
I am 61 years at age now. I am still working and there is since that very moment when i put on my earphones at RAF Station Benbecula when boarding the plane ONE habit that i love soooo much:
On the last work day before our christmas vacation i step in my car, open up my stereo and i start the engine with the first tune of that wonderfull, soul- and joyfull song! My way home at the moment is normally only 4 miles. But: I "waste ;-)" fuel to make that way longer and just stroll around for an hour or two.
That is the REAL starting for me for my personal christmas feeling!
So: Than you so much, Chris Rea for enriching my life!
Chris Rea my friend.
Dear Chris,Endlosschleife thankyou
And I love this song…..❤❤…..plus the heavy voice of Chris….
Thank you Chris for this beautiful song, beautiful gift...love love love it
The best Christmas song ever. Nothing is better than driving home for Christmas in a Mini 🚘
Ty for this. So good to see Chris.
God bless the Chris Rea for a long time in good health and you write us many more such lovely songs! ❤️
Я вас слушаю и слушаю !
Love you did it Chris.....Greetzzzzz from Holland.....
Thanks for a great song Chris from another Boro lad all the best
Thanks MINI for this fantastic interview! It’s great to see Chris Rea is standing well after those many years.
Frohe Weihnachten lieber Chris Rea.vor allen Dingen Gesundheit. Danke für die schönen Songs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤✨🎇✨
The best christmas song ever.
He’s just wonderful
В любом возвросте , ты бомба, ты наш самородок, ты ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСТВО, КРИСТОФЕР!!! ЬЫ НАШ ЧЕЛОВЕК👍👍👍💋💞
Another amazing song that l love!! Chris Rea, Mick Hucknall, and Phil Collins are 3 wonderful musicians from that era.... l wonder what they would have done...or could have done together...
Love this song and your story could listen to you all day....Merry Christmas 🌲🎅❤
Love you mini
Sending Big Love right back at you ❤️
@@MINI omg I’m freaking out Mini Cooper noticed me! One day i will post a video on my TH-cam buying and driving a mini Cooper countryman!!! Around town!❤️
Merry Christmas for you and your family, you beloved genius Chris.
And THANK YOU soooo much for giving us this masterpiece of pure love.
Gold bless you!
It is wonderful to see Chris Rea being interviewed again and in great spirits. He has been through so much health wise. "Driving Home for Christmas" is one of the Best Christmas songs ever written in my opinion. In Ireland we have a "Green party" idiot (To put it very mildly) who was allegedly trying to reduce radio time for playing this song in order to reduce the amount of people from getting behind the wheel of their car!!! I KID YOU NOT!!! What is the world coming to...
I love it so much 🎵🎄🎵
sweet and verry meery song and his voice maes it excelent
I’ve got a R53 MINI Cooper S and play this track in it every year around Christmas time 👍
I have the instrumental version of this now. It's nice to hear Chris's backing vocals and i know every word.
Вы мой любимый Крис
is that a recent interview? omg so happy to see chris back again to interviewing
3:53 perfect cut. I love the attention to detail
Máster my best wishes for you and your family!!!Health and inspiration Is my wish 💙💙💙
I drive mini too…❤❤
❤️🍀❤️🍀
Outstanding advert and my gosh, 100% true to the Mini brand in terms of a great positive international vibe!!! Just perfect! Sums up the MINI to perfection. My MINIs were awesome. I remember driving to a party in my first MINI - a 1987 Mini Park Lane in black. When I parked my car, I really beautiful, elegant lady walked past and said 'What a lovely car'. Then I bought a brand new fully spec'd Mini Cooper upon gradating from university in 2005. I was driving around Liverpool. At the traffic lights a guy in a Ford Mondeo opened his window and said 'I bet that is great unto drive' IT IS I said. Then when driving home, I saw an old boy in a classic Mini from the 1970s and we both nodded to each other - proud of our MINIs :) :) :) :) :) mine was cooler as it had the FAB Harmon Kardon sound system and the lovely sunroof :) :) :) JUST PERFECT CARS!!!!!!!!!
What a good advert for Mini, love Chris Rea anyway, love MY Jcw ...... put the two together, perfect!
Merry Christmas 🎄
+LynneChinnock We're so glad you like it. Merry Christmas 🎄
COMPUSO CUANDO ERAMOS TODOS FELICES
Jó egészséget, ivanok a uvesz úrnak.
👍👍🇦🇺🎄
Others : Why this small car..?!
Me : Hehe, You won't understand.
#MINIlove#MINIdream
This song could only have worked with Chris Rea singing it.
Az a hír van, hogy Chris Rea ebben a hónapban, március itt hagyott bennünket. De lehet,hogy nem így van, aki tudja a valóságot tegye közzé.
Fake news...
I love this song so so much! Thank you, Chris!