# Wishes: A Holiday Album

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Wishes: A Holiday Album is the third Christmas album and twelfth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on October 22, 2002, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 64 on the Internet Albums chart. It was the second best-selling Christmas album in the US for 2002 with sales of 501,000 copies for the year.

## Track listing

* "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Traditional) - 3:01
* "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful" (Felix Mendelssohn/Charles Wesley/John Francis Wade/Frederic Oakeley) - 4:37
* "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason/Isaac Watts) - 2:29
* "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 4:34
* "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Frosty the Snowman" (Johnny Marks/Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) - 5:21
* "Wishes" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - 3:59
* "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne) - 3:08
* "Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)" (Adolphe Adam) - 4:27
* "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 2:07
* "Auld Lang Syne (Freedom Mix)" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - 4:53

## Personnel

* Kenny G – arrangements, soprano saxophone (1-4, 6-10), tenor saxophone (5)
* Walter Afanasieff – keyboard programming (1-4, 6-9), rhythm programming (1-4, 6-10), arrangements (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (10), synthesizers (10), drum programming (10)
* John Binder – programming (1-4, 6-9)
* Greg Bieck – programming (2, 4), digital programming (10), Macintosh programming (10), additional drum and rhythm programming (10)
* Robert Conley – programming (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
* Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (5)
* Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (5)
* Frank Maranzino – programming (6)
* Dave Foxx – additional synthesizers (10), additional drum programming (10)
* Ramón Stagnaro – nylon guitar (6)
* Nathan East – bass (5)
* Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (5)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5)
* William Ross – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
* Harvey Cohen – horn and orchestral arrangements (5)
* Jorge Calandrelli – orchestral arrangements and conductor (7, 8)
* Matthew Delapolla – scoring consultant (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
* Debbie Datz-Pyle – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 4-8, 10)
* Patti Zimmitti – orchestra contractor (10)

## Production

* Kenny G – producer, liner notes
* Antonio L.A. Reid – executive producer
* Dave Foxx – audio collage producer and arrangements (10)
* Lou Simon – audio collage producer and arrangements (10)
* Steve Shepherd – engineer (1-4, 6-9)
* Nick Thomas – engineer (1, 6), assistant engineer (2, 3, 4, 8)
* David Gleeson – engineer (2, 4, 10)
* Humberto Gatica – engineer (5, 6, 10), orchestra engineer (6), mixing (10)
* David Reitzas – engineer (6)
* Cesar Ramirez – assistant engineer (1, 7, 9)
* Chris Brooke – assistant engineer (5, 10)
* Brian Dixon – assistant engineer (6)
* Nick Marshall – assistant engineer (6)
* Peter Doell – assistant engineer (10)
* Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer (10)
* Pete Krawiec – assistant engineer (10)
* Grant Schmitz – assistant engineer (10)
* Bill Smith – Pro Tools engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
* Joe Wohlmuth – Pro Tools engineer (5-9)
* Al Schmitt – orchestra engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
* John Rodd – orchestra recordist (7, 8)
* Mick Guzauski – mixing (1-9)
* George Spatta – mix assistant (1-9)
* Vlado Meller – mastering
* Tom Steel – stage manager (7, 8)
* Damon Tedesco – stage manager (7, 8)
* Rich Davis – production coordinator for Walter Afanasieff
* Joe Mama-Nitzberg – creative director
* Courtney Walter – art direction, design
* Lyndie Benson – photography
* Dennis Turner – management
* Turner Entertainment Group, Inc. – management company
Studios
* Recorded at WallyWorld Studios (Marin County, CA); Studio G (Malibu, CA); Westlake Studios and Signet Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Sony Pictures Studios (Culver City, CA).
* Orchestra recorded at Sony Scoring Stage (Culver City, CA); Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); 20th Century Fox Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
* Mixed at Barking Dog Studios (Mount Kisco, NY); WallyWorld Studios.
* Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY).

## Singles

Information taken from this source.
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Chart Positions |
| Year | Title | US AC | US R&B |
| 2002 | "Deck the Halls/The Twelve Days of Christmas" | 22 | |
| 2003 | "Auld Lang Syne (Freedom Mix)" | | 98 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||