One Wish (for Christmas)
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1994 song by Freddie Jackson
| "One Wish" | |
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| Song by Freddie Jackson | |
| from the album At Christmas | |
| Released | 1994 |
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| Length | 4:39 |
| Label | RCA |
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"One Wish" is a 1994 Christmas song by American R&B singer Freddie Jackson, from his album At Christmas.
Promotion
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| Promotional single by Whitney Houston | ||||
| from the album One Wish: The Holiday Album | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
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| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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American R&B singer Whitney Houston covered the song for her 2003 Christmas album, One Wish: The Holiday Album. Her cover, titled "One Wish (for Christmas)", was the only single released from the album and reached number 20 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[1]
A lyric video for "One Wish (for Christmas)" was released on December 11, 2020.[2]
Polls and rankings
About.com ranked the Houston version the 5th great R&B Christmas song ever in 2019.[3]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Spotify metadata.[4]
Performers and musicians
- Julien Barber – viola
- Sandra Billingslea – violin
- Joseph Bongiorno – double bass
- Alfred Brown – viola
- Bernard Davis – drums
- John Dexter – viola
- Max Ellen – violin
- Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocalist
- Phil Hamilton – guitar
- Ashley Horne – violin
- Regis Iandiorio – violin
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Olivia Koppell – viola
- Gail Kruvand – double bass
- Leonid Levin – violin
- Jesse Levy – cello
- Margaret Magill – violin
- Kermit Moore – cello
- Eugene Moye – cello
- Belinda Carol Pool – violin
- Maxine Roach – viola
- Andy Stein – violin
- Marti Sweet – violin
- Shelene Thomas – backing vocalist
- Harry Zaratzian – viola
Technical
- Ray Bardani – mixing engineer
- Gordon Chambers – arranger, producer, writer
- Barry J. Eastmond – arranger, conductor, producer, writer
- Phil Magnotti – recording engineer
- Anthony Ruotolo – recording assistance
- Matt Snedecor – mixing assistance
- Freddie Jackson – writer
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[1] | 20 |
References
- 1 2 "Whitney Houston Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston - One Wish (For Christmas) (Official Video)". December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Mark Edward Nero (May 24, 2019). "10 Great R&B Christmas Songs". LiveAbout.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston – One Wish / The Holiday Album". Spotify. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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