Wes Hoolahan bundled the opener over the line from a disputed corner in the first half before Demba Ba broke through the defence to equalise on the stroke of half-time.
Norwich then hit Newcastle with a four-minute double blow, with Holt regaining the lead through a header on the second attempt before Steve Morison arrived to dispatch the third, also with a fine headed effort.
Dan Gosling was sent off for the visitors for fouling Russell Martin and, despite Ba raising Newcastle's hopes with a well-taken second moments later, Holt put the result beyond doubt with another excellent aerial goal.
The match came to life as half-time loomed. Marc Tierney was fed down the left by Andrew Surman on another of his rampaging runs but his cross was poor.
Tim Krul, at the far post, did well to keep the ball in play, but he was ruled to have carried it out.
From the corner, a scramble ensued in which Krul saved from Andrew Crofts' header before Hoolahan bundled the ball over the line after 39 minutes.
Newcastle were back on level terms just before half-time.
Yohan Cabaye dinked an elegant ball over the top and Ba broke the offside trap to find himself one-on-one with John Ruddy in the kind of chance he does not make a habit of missing.
Despite the first 15 minutes of the second half being dominated by a superior-looking Newcastle, it was the Canaries who took back their lead.
David Fox's corner came back to him, and he used the second ball to launch it towards Holt.
The captain's first header was blocked but his second effort dropped into the net off the underside of the bar.
Norwich quickly had another. Holt battled on the edge of the area and ensured that the ball found Crofts on the right, who had space to cross.
Morison, who had previously had a very quiet game indeed, rushed onto it to extend his excellent scoring form with a bullet header.
Things then went from bad to worse for the visitors when Gosling clattered into Russell Martin, appearing to both tread on him and catch him with his shoulder, earning himself a straight red card.
The Magpies found a reply when Ameobi wriggled free of his marker on the right put Ba into the danger area.
The Senegalese took Martin out of the equation with a delightful first touch before burying his second of the match into the bottom corner.
Lambert moved to close the game out by introducing Bradley Johnson, and he contributed immediately by delivering a fine free-kick into the crowded area, where Holt was waiting to stoop low and power a fine header into the top corner.
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