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.
John Parr John Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, who had two number one hits, best known for his 1985 US number one hit single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" and in 1984 for his US number one rock single "Naughty Naughty." Parr has sold 10 million albums worldwide, and has written and performed 12 Hollywood movie themes, including for "Three Men and a Baby", "Near Dark", and "The Running Man". He was nominated for a Grammy award for "St Elmo's Fire" in 1985.