“I think the sound of winter is always going to be something comforting to see you through the colder months,” Nilüfer Yanya tells Apple Music. “I’m always returning to old favorites but it’s also a great time for discovery too.” Fittingly, the UK singer-songwriter’s Winter Warmers playlist combines both, with those beloved gems coming courtesy of artists including Gladys Knight & The Pips, Eva Cassidy, Elliott Smith, Willie Nelson, Wilco, Stevie Wonder, and Bobby Womack, whose 1969 version of “California Dreamin’” is one of Yanya’s highlights here. “I will always associate this song with winter!” she says. “I’ve known it my whole life.” Meanwhile, the singer-songwriter weaves through some newer tracks from Cleo Sol, Dora Jar, Lutalo, Eli Smart, and more for a mix that’s soothing but also feels uplifting and escapist. And Yanya knows exactly where she hopes you’ll listen to it: “On a long drive in the rain.”