United Kingdom, Dec. 22 -- Chris Rea shared a poignant social media post in the hours before his death.

The Driving Home for Christmas singer passed away at the age of 74 on Monday (22.12.25) but uploaded a final Instagram post that referred to his 1986 festive track.

Rea's post feature a car on a snowy motorway with a road sign that read: "Driving home for Christmas with a thousand memories."

He added the caption: "Top to toe in tailbacks. If it's a white Christmas, let's hope the journey is a smooth one."

Chris' death was announced by with "immense sadness" by his family just three days before Christmas.

A statement from his wife Joan and their daughters read: "It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Ch...