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Driving Home for Christmas

Christmas song written and composed by Chris Rea, originally recorded by Chris Rea and released in 1986
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1028031
Driving Home for Christmas
Magnet Records · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Driving Home for Christmas

Summary

Driving Home for Christmas is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Driving Home for Christmas's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's composer is recorded as Chris Rea[4].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's genre is pop rock[5].
  • Driving Home for Christmas was performed by Chris Rea[6].
  • Among the performers on Driving Home for Christmas was Chris Rea[7].
  • Driving Home for Christmas was performed by Sonja Aldén[8].
  • Among the performers on Driving Home for Christmas was Magnus Carlsson[9].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's lyricist is recorded as Chris Rea[11].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Driving Home for Christmas'}[12].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song[13].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's derivative work is recorded as Jag är på väg till Stockholm[14].
  • Driving Home for Christmas's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Chris Rea[6], Sonja Aldén[8], and Magnus Carlsson[9].

Publication

Driving Home for Christmas's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is pop rock[5].

Why It Matters

Driving Home for Christmas ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Chris Rea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Driving Home for Christmas. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/driving-home-for-christmas
MLA “Driving Home for Christmas.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/driving-home-for-christmas.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_driving-home-for-christmas_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Driving Home for Christmas}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/driving-home-for-christmas}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 10d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Christmas-themed song
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Aliases → —
    Language of work or name → English
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1791590, adds FactGrid ID"
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