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Background[]

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.

Music Video & Promotion[]

A lyric video for "One Wish (for Christmas)" was released on December 11, 2020

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) Peak

position

US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 20
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