which british artist wrote a christmas song that is featured on the Top ten Christmas singles and has sold 30 million albums worldwide?
Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The "British Hit Singles & Albums" stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally cracked the UK Top 10 with his 18th chart entry; "The Road to Hell (Part 2)". As of 2009, he has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.
Splitting Up Christmas "Splitting Up Christmas", from the 2003 album "Make the Clocks Move", is a UK Christmas single by Kevin Devine released in support of the 2009 Big Scary Monsters Christmas Tour. At each date on the tour, an exclusive CD single was sold, limited to 25 copies, hand-numbered and signed by Devine. Each date's CD had its own exclusive B-side.