"One Wish" is a 1994 Christmas song by American R&B singer Freddie Jackson, from his album At Christmas.
Whitney Houston version
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.
Promotion A lyric video for "One Wish (for Christmas)" was released on December 11, 2020.
Polls and rankings About.com ranked the Houston version the 5th great R&B Christmas song ever in 2019.
Personnel Credits adapted from Spotify metadata.
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 performance for "One Wish (for Christmas)" Chart (2003) Peakposition
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