XMAS ALBUM OUT NOW
‘Merry Christmas, Love’ is OUT NOW! A physical CD release will follow on October 21st and vinyl will be available on November 11th.
You can listen to the first single, «What Christmas Means to Me» now. It really puts a smile on my face and makes me think of all the unique things that make Christmas special to me. Great lyrics by the legend that is Stevie Wonder. What a fun song to have amongst the wonder and magic of this album.
Making this record has honestly been a dream come true. It’s been years and years playing in my head and now finally I get to hear it in reality. It seems to be very true that good things come to those who wait. All the Christmas stars have aligned and put me in the right place at the right time with the right team of people to make this music shine magic in every direction. I just hope people enjoy hearing it as much as I have making it,
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Today, Grammy award-winning British singer and songwriter Joss Stone announces her first-ever holiday album, Merry Christmas, Love, out digitally on September 30th via S-Curve/Hollywood Records. A physical CD release will follow on October 21st and Vinyl will be available on November 11th. To mark the occasion, Joss shares the first single from the project, the spirited Stevie Wonder classic, “What Christmas Means to Me.” The video is forthcoming.
Of the song, Joss says “It really puts a smile on my face and makes me think of all the unique things that make Christmas special to me. Great lyrics by the legend that is Stevie Wonder. What a fun song to have amongst the wonder and magic of this album.”
Inspired by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Michael Buble, the album celebrates the holiday season with fifteen classic Christmas tracks including favorites such as “Winter Wonderland”, “Let It Snow”, “Jingle Bells”, “Silent Night” and more, plus two new original songs written by Joss, “If You Believe” and “Bring On Christmas Day” - a track celebrating her lifetime love for the joyful holiday. In a teaser Joss shared while working in the studio she states, “I have thought about making a Christmas album for years, I am Christmas obsessed!” She also enthusiastically explains that the Christmas songs that she grew up listening to are covered in orchestra, which is ever present on this collection.
Recorded in Nashville where Joss is currently based, Merry Christmas, Love arrives just weeks before the birth of her second child, due in October. With songs that encourage families to sing together, the album is sure to be a staple in her growing household as well.
Nearly two decades ago, Joss exploded on the music scene with her platinum-selling, breakout debut The Soul Sessions (also on S-Curve). Since then, she has won a Grammy (plus three additional nominations), released two platinum-certified albums, collaborated with everyone from Mick Jagger and Smokey Robinson to Raphael Saadiq and The Roots, and most recently Dave Stewart in addition to many more. Joss recently won The Masked Singer UK in 2021 and celebrated the ten year anniversary for Soul Sessions Vol. 2 this past July.
“Making this record has honestly been a dream come true. It’s been years and years playing in my head and now finally I get to hear it in reality. It seems to be very true that good things come to those who wait, Joss states on recording the album. “All the Christmas stars have aligned and put me in the right place at the right time with the right team of people to make this music shine magic in every direction. I just hope people enjoy hearing it as much as I have making it,” she concludes.
Series 3 of «A Cuppa Happy»-Podcast released on 22nd July on Apple Music and Spotify
Happiness – the most mysterious of human emotions. It’s elusive, fleeting and often unappreciated until it’s gone. But what exactly is it, and how do we find it? Each week Joss Stone speaks to a host of guests from deep thinkers, to cultural figures – in an effort to find some answers. Expect outlandish theories, occasional disagreements and a whole lot of laughs.
Bring on the Rain
I loved making this song with Simon it really pulled me out of a pandemic funk that I don’t think any of us wanted to be in. It’s all about taking back control of your own life. They tried to take it. They did in some cases. They tried to control us with fear and do you know what , some of us said no ! We’ve cried enough, we’ve hidden enough, it’s time to shake it off and wash our selves clean, be grateful for our health and our relationship and the music and love that surrounds us and dance and love again . Nows the time to live .
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Oh To Be Loved By You
I wrote this song about my lovely Cody . Honestly, when you find someone that makes the hard things in life seem easier and the beautiful things brighter then you know your on to a good thing. I feel lucky everyday to be in a relationship with him and even better that now we have our little girl violet the sun is truly shining on us . And the lovely thing is that he feels lucky to have found me too. It’s a mutual kind of gratefulness that we have for each other . The song explains it a lot better than this text so take a listen and have a dance 🙂 finally I can believe that there truly is someone for everyone out there. And what is life really about if it’s not about love. Live free and love fully till the very end ❤️
BREAKING EACH OTHER'S HEARTS
The official video is OUT NOW. This video was so emotional to make, the song brings me to tears as does life sometimes. I hope that at this time of year we can all remember that we’re not alone in our sadness. We are only human after all. Love is the reason, whether it be lack of or loss of love or an abundance of, at least it exists! Sending love your way xoxo
The official video is OUT NOW. This video was so emotional to make, the song brings me to tears as does life sometimes. I hope that at this time of year we can all remember that we’re not alone in our sadness. We are only human after all. Love is the reason, whether it be lack of or loss of love or an abundance of, at least it exists! Sending love your way xoxo