“One Wish”

Thursday, May 7, 2009 22:23 | Filled in ==> MUSIC - OVERVIEW

whitney_houston_cd_01 “One Wish” is Whitney’s Christmas Album.

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It was released on November 18, 2003.

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The single “One Wish (for Christmas)” reached the top twenty on Billobard’s US Amdult Contemporary chart.

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Reviews of the album were positive as the New York Times noted the “lavish swoops, the sultry whispers, the gospelly asides and the meteoric crescendos” from Houston.

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The Little Drummer Boy is a duet with Whitney’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

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Track list:

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1. “The First Noël” (Traditional) – 3:14
2. “The Christmas Song” (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:12
3. “The Little Drummer Boy” (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) – 4:29
4. “One Wish (for Christmas)” (Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond, Freddie Jackson) – 4:12
5. “Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)” (Traditional) – 3:48
6. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) – 3:45
7. “Deck the Halls/Silent Night” (Traditional) – 4:29
8. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:49
9. “O Come O Come Emanuel” (Traditional) – 3:06
10. “Who Would Imagine a King” (Hallerin Hilton Hill, Mervyn Warren) (from The Preacher’s Wife: Original Soundtrack Album) – 3:30
11. “Joy to the World” (Traditional) (from The Preacher’s Wife: Original Soundtrack Album) – 4:41

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Videos with some songs from the album:

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