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.
List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number twos Every year in the UK Singles Chart, there is a highly publicised race for the top slot on the chart immediately prior to Christmas, an honour known as the Christmas Number One. The UK public take a particular interest in chart performance and sales of singles are especially high in the two weeks before Christmas. The race for first position at Christmas has become a British institution and people will speculate, comment and bet upon the outcome.