Wishes: A Holiday Album

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
 * 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.