"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)"

Single by Whitney Houston

from the album One Wish: The Holiday Album

Released

2003

Length

4:12

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)^[4]	20

References

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

v t e Freddie Jackson
Discography
Studio albums	Rock Me Tonight Just Like the First Time Don't Let Love Slip Away Do Me Again Time for Love Here It Is At Christmas Private Party Life After 30 It's Your Move Personal Reflections Transitions For You
Singles	"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" "You Are My Lady" "A Little Bit More" "Tasty Love" "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" "Jam Tonight" "Nice 'n' Slow" "Hey Lover" "Love Me Down" "Do Me Again" "Me and Mrs. Jones"
Other songs	"One Wish"
Frequent collaborators	Melba Moore Natalie Cole Meli'sa Morgan

v t e Whitney Houston singles
Whitney Houston	"Hold Me" "Thinking About You" "You Give Good Love" "All at Once" "Saving All My Love for You" "How Will I Know" "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" "Didn't We Almost Have It All" "So Emotional" "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" "Love Will Save the Day" "I Know Him So Well"
I'm Your Baby Tonight	"I'm Your Baby Tonight" "All the Man That I Need" "Miracle" "My Name Is Not Susan" "I Belong to You" "We Didn't Know"
The Bodyguard	"I Will Always Love You" "I'm Every Woman" "I Have Nothing" "Run to You" "Queen of the Night"
Waiting to Exhale	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" "Count On Me" "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
The Preacher's Wife	"I Believe in You and Me" "Step by Step" "My Heart Is Calling"
My Love Is Your Love	"When You Believe" "Heartbreak Hotel" "It's Not Right but It's Okay" "My Love Is Your Love" "I Learned from the Best"
Whitney: The Greatest Hits	"Same Script, Different Cast" "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" "If I Told You That" "Fine"
Just Whitney...	"Whatchulookinat" "One of Those Days" "Try It on My Own" "Love That Man"
One Wish: The Holiday Album	"One Wish (for Christmas)"
I Look to You	"I Look to You" "Million Dollar Bill"
Sparkle	"Celebrate" "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
I Will Always Love You	"I Look to You"
Featured / promotional singles	"Do You Hear What I Hear?" "One Moment in Time" "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" "Takin' a Chance" "The Star Spangled Banner" "Something in Common" "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" "Memories" "Higher Love"