| One Wish: The Holiday Album |  | | Album by Whitney Houston | | Released | November 18, 2003 | | Recorded | ??? | | Genre | R&B | | Length | 43 min 15 sec | | Label | Arista | | Producers | Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond, Whitney Houston, Troy Taylor, Mervyn Warren | | Professional reviews | | AMG | 3/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5807CCC8EE56F8906E373E84E4A266285E36&uid=SUB020411282039&sql=10:uuarqj5wojfa~T1) | | Whitney Houston Chronology | Just Whitney (2002) | One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003) | — | One Wish: The Holiday Album is the sixth album by American R&B singer Whitney Houston, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). Track listing
- "The First Nöel" (Traditional) - 3:14
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:12
- "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 4:29
- "One Wish (For Christmas)" (Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond, Freddie Jackson) - 4:12
- "Cantique de Nöel (O Holy Night)" (Traditional) - 3:48
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) - 3:45
- "Deck the Halls/Silent Night" (Traditional) - 4:29
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 4:49
- "O Come O Come Emanuel" (Traditional) - 3:06
- "Who Would Imagine a King" (Hallerin Hilton Hill, Mervyn Warren) - 3:30
- "Joy to the World" (Traditional) - 4:41
Personnel - Whitney Houston - vocals
- Julien Barber - viola
- Sandra Billingslea - violin
- Edie Lehmann Boddicker - background vocals
- Joseph Bongiorno - upright bass
- Alfred Brown - viola
- Carmen Carter - background vocals
- Gordon Chambers - background vocals
- Bernard Davis - drums
- John R. Dexter - viola
- Earl Dumler - oboe
- Barry Eastmond - conductor, keyboard
- Max Ellen - violin
- Ian Freebairn-Smith - background vocals
- Roger Freeland - background vocals
- Sharlotte Gibson - background vocals
- Sandi Hall - background vocals
- Phil Hamilton - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Reggie Hamilton - bass
- Ashley Horne - violin
- Gary Houston - background vocals
- Regis Iandiorio - violin
- Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
- Ronald Jenkins - bass
- Bashiri Johnson - percussion
- Olivia Koppell - viola
- Gail Kruvand - upright bass
- Leonid Levin - violin
- Jesse Levy - cello
- Ezekiel Lewis - background vocals
- Stephen Mackey - background vocals
- Margaret Magill - violin
- Myrna Matthews - background vocals
- Kermit Moore - cello
- Michael Morton - flute
- Eugene J. Moye - cello
- Dean Parks - guitar
- Carol Pool - violin
- Maxine Roach - viola
- Andy Stein - violin
- Katherine LiVolsi Stern - violin
- Sally Stevens - background vocals
- Marti Sweet - violin
- Gerald Tarack - violin, concert master
- Troy Taylor - bass, drums, keyboard, background vocals
- Shelene Thomas - background vocals
- Carmen Twillie - background vocals
- Mervyn Warren - percussion, piano, conductor, keyboard, electric piano, vocals, background vocals
- Oren Waters - background vocals
- John West - background vocals
- Gerald White - background vocals
- Belinda Whitney - violin
- Harry Zaratzian - viola
Production - Producers: Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond, Whitney Houston, Troy Taylor, Mervyn Warren
- Engineer: Barry Eastmond, Tom "TK" Kidd, Joseph Magee, Tony Shepperd, Michael White, Frank Wolf
- Mixing: Ray Bardani, Dave Reitzas, Tony Shepperd
- Mastering: David Kutch
- A&R: Joey Arbagey, Michelle George, Matthew Schwartz
- Assistants: Steve Fisher, John Holmes, Jason Locklin, Nick Marshall, Roger Moody, Jeff Moses, Jack Odom, Zack Odom, Alex Reverberi, Marnie Riley, Anthony Ruotolo, Rob Skipworth, Matt Snedecor, Craig "Niteman" Taylor
- Production coordination: Ivy Skoff
- String engineer: Phil Magnotti
- Vocal contractor: Sally Stevens
- Programming: Troy Taylor
- Drum programming: Scott Frankfurt, Mervyn Warren
- Percussion programming: Scott Frankfurt, Mervyn Warren
- Arrangers: Troy Taylor, Mervyn Warren
- Choir arrangement: Mervyn Warren
- String arrangements: Barry Eastmond, Mervyn Warren
- Vocal arrangement: Gordon Chambers, Whitney Houston, Ezekiel Lewis, Troy Taylor
- Creative director: Joe-Mama Nitzberg
- Art direction: Richard Thomas Jennings
- Design: Richard Thomas Jennings
- Photography: Sante d'Orazio
- Make-up: Roxanna Floy
- Stylist: Timothy Snell
- Hair stylist: Ellin La Var
Charts Album - Billboard (North America) | Year | Chart | Position | | 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 49 | | 2004 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 14 | Singles - Billboard (North America) | Year | Single | Chart | Position | | 2004 | "One Wish (For Christmas)" | Adult Contemporary | 20 | |