Christmas Wish (EP)

Christmas Wish
EP by
Stacie Orrico
ReleasedOctober 9, 2001
GenreChristmas
Length24:26
LabelForeFront
Producer
Stacie Orrico chronology
Genuine
(2000) 		Christmas Wish
(2001) 		Stacie Orrico
(2003)

Christmas Wish is a Christmas EP by American singer Stacie Orrico. It was released by ForeFront Records on October 9, 2001. The album peaked at number 26 on the US Top Holiday Albums.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Argus Leader[3]
The Arizona Republic2/5[4]
The Atlanta ConstitutionD[5]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram[6]

AllMusic editor Tim Sendra rated Christmas Wish three out of five stars.[2] Argus Leader's Joel Brown wrote that in the EP, "the true meaning of Christmas is intertwined with more secular choices".[3] Larry Rodgers and Randy Cordova of The Arizona Republic argued that, on the record, Orrico "puts a little too much Britney Spears into her vocals".[4] Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer Malcolm Mayhew labeled the EP's songs as "indistinguishable from all the other teen-pop Christmas songs bopping around out there".[6] John Blake, in The Atlanta Constitution, thought that Christmas Wish was "overproduced and uninspired".[5]

Track listing

Christmas Wish track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love Came Down"Christina RossettiMichael-Anthony Taylor3:29
2."Christmas Wish"Bob FarrellTedd T3:56
3."O Holy Night"
Tedd T5:02
4."What Child Is This"William Chatterton DixMark Heimermann4:22
5."O Come All Ye Faithful"TraditionalTaylor3:58
6."White Christmas"Irving BerlinMichael W. Smith3:39
Total length:24:26
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
7."The Christmas Song"
The Underdogs3:14
8."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"Frank LoesserThe Underdogs3:59
Total length:30:10

Notes

  • The two Japanese bonus tracks were available in the US in December 2003 on an exclusive Target single titled For Christmas.[7]

Charts

Chart performance for Christmas Wish
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[8] 28
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[9] 26

Release history

Christmas Wish release history
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
United States October 9, 2001
Forefront [2]
Japan December 3, 2003

References

  1. ^ "Stacie Orrico – Top Holiday Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c Sendra, Tim. "Christmas Wish". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Joel (November 24, 2001). "This year's Christmas CDs range from lovely to lowly". Argus Leader. p. 4D. Retrieved November 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Rodgers, Larry; Cordova, Randy (December 8, 2001). "New spins on sounds of season". The Arizona Republic. p. E10. Retrieved November 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Blake, John (November 25, 2001). "Christmas Wish". The Atlanta Constitution. p. L8. Retrieved November 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Mayhew, Malcolm (November 30, 2001). "Stocking suffers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 18. Retrieved November 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stacie Orrico - For Christmas" – via Discogs.
  8. ^ "Stacie Orrico Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "Stacie Orrico Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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