NORAH JONES ‘I Dream of Christmas’

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Norah Jones would seem to be a prime candidate for an album of Christmas songs. But even though she says she likes holiday music, Jones says she never really thought of recording a Christmas album herself … until the pandemic, when she found herself taking refuge in isolation with the comforting strains of her favorite holiday albums by James Brown and Elvis Presley.

Turns out her new “I Dream of Christmas” is even better than might have been expected as Jones and her band capture a cozy holiday vibe, soothing and a bit surreal, sometimes playful and occasionally melancholy.

“I Dream of Christmas” is replete with the signature sleek, jazzy tones Jones has employed since her 2002 debut, “Come Away With Me” – from the easy sway of opener “Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)” to the intoxicating closer “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” There are also a few expeditions into R&B and blues, and though most of the songs are secular, Jones is all in for the spiritual reassurance of “You’re Not Alone.”