"Driving Home for Christmas" is a popular single written by Chris Rea and released in 1986.
 The song peaked at #53 in the UK Single Chart in 1988, and re-entered the chart in 2007, peaking at #33.
 It reached a brand new peak of #26 in 2016.
 Although it had modest charting, the single has a brief chart appearance every year in the Top 40, and is featured among the Top 10 Christmas singles.
American singer Usher has released eight studio albums, nine compilation albums, eight extended plays, and fifty-three singles (including eleven as a featured artist).
 His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive, and RCA record labels.
 23 million of his albums were shipped in the United States, and sold over 43 million albums worldwide, leading to a combined 75 million records and making him one of the best selling music artists.
 He also has 9 Hot 100 number-one singles (all as a lead) and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles.
 In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album in North America, producing three singles that had moderate chart success, and the album sold more than 500,000 copies.
 His follow-up 1997 album "My Way" sold 8 million copies, becoming his breakthrough album.
 It was certified six-times platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first US "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit "Nice & Slow".
 Usher's success continued in 2001 with his third studio album "8701".
 It debuted at number four on the "Billboard" 200.
 The album produced two number-one singles—"U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad".
 It has sold more than 4.7 million copies and has been certified four-times platinum in the US.
 Its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million.
American recording artist and actress Mýa began her career in the late 1990s.
 Her discography includes six studio albums, one mixtape, four extended plays, twenty-eight singles, including ten as a featured artist, seventeen soundtrack appearances and thirty music videos on her former record labels Interscope, Universal Motown, Manhattan Recordings and Young Empire Music Group.
 Harrison has charted twelve entries on "Billboard"' s Hot 100 which includes one number-one single, three top ten and eight top forty hits.
 As of October 2009 Harrison has sold seven million albums worldwide.
 According to "Billboard" magazine and Nielsen SoundScan, Harrison has sold over 3.2 million albums in the United States alone.
 In December 2009, "Billboard" listed her at the 97th position on their Hot 100 Artists of 2000s.
Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated as BTO, is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone.
 Their 1970s catalogue included five Top 40 albums and six US Top 40 singles (ten in Canada).
 The band has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide, and has fans affectionately known as "gearheads" (derived from the band's gear-shaped logo).
 Many of their songs, including "Let It Ride," "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet," "Takin' Care of Business," "Hey You" and "Roll on Down the Highway," still receive play on classic-rock stations.
Raden Rara Nike Ratnadilla (27 December 1975 – 19 March 1995), also known as Nike Ardilla, was an Indonesian rock singer and a successful movie star and model.
 She originated from Bandung in the West Java province of Indonesia.
 Ardilla died in a car accident in Bandung at the age of 19, at the zenith of her musical career.
 She has sold 30 million albums to date, and has the distinction of having the best-selling album all of time in Indonesia.
 Her 1995 album "Sandiwara Cinta" has sold five million copies, while her second album "Bintang Kehidupan" has sold four million copies.
The American rock band Fall Out Boy has released six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, five extended plays, twenty-one singles, and thirty-three music videos.
 Since their formation in 2001, Fall Out Boy have sold over 7.5 million albums worldwide.
 The band was formed in Wilmette, Illinois by friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, who had played in local Chicago hardcore punk and heavy metal bands; Patrick Stump was soon recruited as the band's lead singer.
 They debuted with the split EP "Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy" (2002) and the mini-LP "Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend" (2003), both released on Uprising Records.
 After the release of the latter, drummer Andy Hurley joined Fall Out Boy and Stump picked up guitar, forming the band's current lineup.
 After signing to indie-label Fueled by Ramen, Fall Out Boy released their first full-length studio album, "Take This to Your Grave", in May 2003.
 Following the album's release, the band signed with major label Island Records.
 Their second studio album "From Under the Cork Tree" was released in May 2005 to great commercial success, peaking at number nine on the United States "Billboard" 200 and being certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
 The album's popularity was aided by the success of its first two singles, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance", which both became top ten hits on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and eventually sold over two million downloads each.
The discography of American rapper Snoop Dogg of fifteen studio albums, four collaborative albums, seventeen compilation albums, one extended play, twenty mixtapes, 127 singles (including seventy-four as a featured artist), and fourteen promotional singles.
 He has sold over 23.5 million albums in United States and 37 million albums worldwide.
 He has garnered fourteen top ten singles on the "Billboard" Hot 100 (including eight as a featured artist).
American singer Alicia Keys has released six studio albums, two live albums, one remix album, seven box sets, 32 singles as lead artist, and two promotional singles.
 Throughout her career, Keys has sold over 18.4 million albums in the US, and over 30 million albums worldwide.
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.
The discography of Melanie C, an English pop music singer, consists of seven studio albums, one extended play, three DVDs, 31 singles and 29 music videos. Melanie C began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the song "When You're Gone".
 Melanie C's solo debut album "Northern Star" was released in 1999 and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and was certified triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
 The record experienced international success; it sold over 4 million albums worldwide.
 It produced four top fives and a top twenty single, two of which reached the number-one spot in the UK.
 Chisholm's second album, "Reason", was released in March 2003 and sold more 500,000 copies.
 The album reached number five in the UK and produced one top ten and one top twenty single.

Question: which british artist wrote a christmas song that is featured on the Top ten Christmas singles and has sold 30 million albums worldwide?
Answer: Chris Rea