One Wish (for Christmas)

"One Wish"
Song by Freddie Jackson
from the album At Christmas
Released	1994
Genre	R&B Christmas
Length	4:39
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Freddie Jackson Gordon Chambers Barry Eastmond
Producer(s)	Barry Eastmond Gordon Chambers

"One Wish" is a 1994 Christmas song by American R&B singer Freddie Jackson, from his album At Christmas .

Whitney Houston version

"One Wish (for Christmas)"
Promotional single by Whitney Houston
from the album One Wish: The Holiday Album
Released	2003
Studio	East Bay Music (Westchester, New York) Avatar Studios (New York, New York)
Length	4:12
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Freddie Jackson Gordon Chambers Barry Eastmond
Producer(s)	Gordon Chambers Barry Eastmond
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Love That Man" (2003) "One Wish (for Christmas)" (2003) "I Look to You" (2009)

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]

Promotion

A lyric video for "One Wish (for Christmas)" was released on December 11, 2020. ^[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify metadata. ^[3]

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 ) [1]	20

References

1. "Whitney Houston Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
2. "Whitney Houston - One Wish (For Christmas) (Official Video)". December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2022– via YouTube.
3. "Whitney Houston – One Wish / The Holiday Album". Spotify . Retrieved November 17, 2022.