Richard Coles is all revved up with a selection of Christmas tunes

Richard Coles has become a priest since his days with Bronski Beat. But he was glad to return to the musical fold for an album of seasonal songs, writes Joe Nerssessian

THE Reverend Richard Coles is not your standard vicar. From budding pop star to the Anglican priesthood, the writer, broadcaster and inspiration for BBC sitcom Rev could easily be considered a bit of a maverick, but it’s not a title he would give himself.

“That makes me think of Tom Cruise on a motorbike and I don’t think I’m that,” he laughs.