"Joy" is not the word that comes to mind when listening to this old-fashioned rendering of traditional Christmas fare, plus a few original songs (one actually sung in Latin).

 "Sensitive" is more like it.

 Pillowed by lush orchestra, bells and churchy choirs, Jewel pilots her sleigh down the middle of the snowy road to the village of self-indulgence. She brings the same clear voice and earnest delivery to Ave Maria (also sung in Latin) as she does to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. She's even recast her hit Hands as a "Christmas version." If you want fun, funky diversions of the usual holiday music, look elsewhere. This is the straight goods - comfy sweater music to be listened to with misty eyes as you contemplate the true, religious meaning of Christmas.

 What else would you expect from the young and tediously self-serious performer whose very name speaks of preciousness?

Track Listing 1.Joy To The World
  02.O Holy Night
  03.Silent Night
  04.Winter Wonderland
  05.O Little Town Of Bethlehem
  06.Ave Maria
  07.Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  08.Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
  09.Face Of Love
  10.Medley: a) Go Tell It On The Mountain b) Life Uncommon c) From A Distance
  11.I Wonder As I Wonder
  12.Gloria
 13. Hands