Wishes: A Holiday Album

Wishes: A Holiday Album
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	October 22, 2002
Genre	Smooth jazz Christmas
Length	38:36
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Dave Foxx L.A. Reid Louie Simon
Kenny G chronology
Paradise (2002) Wishes: A Holiday Album (2002) Ultimate Kenny G (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	D

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

1. "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Traditional) - 3:01
2. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful" (Felix Mendelssohn/Charles Wesley/John Francis Wade/Frederic Oakeley) - 4:37
3. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason/Isaac Watts) - 2:29
4. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 4:34
5. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Frosty the Snowman" (Johnny Marks/Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) - 5:21
6. "Wishes" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - 3:59
7. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne) - 3:08
8. "Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)" (Adolphe Adam) - 4:27
9. "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 2:07
10. "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
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Rich Davis – production coordinator
• Joe Mama-Nitzberg – creative director
• Courtney Walter – art direction, design
• Lyndie Benson – photography
• Dennis Turner – management
• Turner Entertainment Group, Inc. – management company

Singles

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