"Grown-Up Christmas List" (sometimes titled "My Grown-Up Christmas List") is a

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composed by David Foster (music) and

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(lyrics). It was originally recorded by Foster, with Natalie Cole on vocals, for his 1990 non-holiday album ''River of Love'' and a similar second version on his 1993 holiday album ''The Christmas Album''. Though it was also released as a single, the song was not a hit upon its first appearance. In 1992, Amy Grant recorded a version for her second Christmas album, '' Home for Christmas''. Grant's version featured an additional verse that Grant penned herself. Her record label at the time, A&M Records, promoted the song as the second single from the album, and it received substantial radio airplay. In 2003, original '' American Idol'' winner Kelly Clarkson performed "Grown-Up Christmas List" on the show's Christmas special, and the song was released on the album ''American Idol: Great Holiday Classics'', which resulted in renewed airplay of the song during the holiday season that year. The song is featured in the opening of the 2022 Hallmark Channel Christmas film of the same name, and is heard again at the end.

Amy Grant version

Personnel

* Amy Grant – lead vocals * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards * Tom Hemby – guitar * Ronn Huff – conductor * Alan Moore – orchestration * The London Studio Orchestra – strings * Nat Peck – contractor

Single CD track listing

# "Grown Up Christmas List" (edit) - 3:44 # "Grown Up Christmas List" (LP version) - 5:00

Music video

A&M Records released a music video for Amy Grant's recording of the song, featuring an appearance by Grant's son, Matthew Chapman. The song's edited version was used in the video.

Chart

The original version of Grant's single did not enter any of the ''Billboard'' charts until 2011. Since then, it has spent 30 weeks on the Christian Digital Songs chart, peaking at No. 11 in December 2017. Kelly Clarkson's version entered the Adult Contemporary chart in 2003 where it spent five weeks.

Kelly Clarkson version

Amy Grant version

Other recordings

In 1995

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recorded the Amy Grant version of the song for his album ''Christmas Is Jesus''. In 2000

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recorded a version that was released on the ''

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'' various artists compilation album. It contains a second verse penned by Thompson-Jenner.

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's cover was recorded in Spanish as "Mi Humilde Oración" for his album '' Navidades'' and it peaked at No. 37 on the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Songs chart. In 2008, American country artist Rissi Palmer released a version of "Grown Up Christmas List" through 1720 Entertainment. The song was released in a digital format via Apple Music. In 2020, Australian singer-songwriter

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recorded her own rendition of "Grown Up Christmas List". It was released as part of her first full-length christmas album Only Santa Knows.

References

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