Grown-Up Christmas List

"Grown-Up Christmas List"
"Grown-Up Christmas List"
Single by Amy Grant
from the album Home for Christmas
Released	1992 (U.S.)
Recorded	1992
Genre	Pop, Christmas
Length	3:44 (edit); 5:00 (album);
Label	A&M, Word
Songwriter(s)	David Foster; Linda Thompson-Jenner; Amy Grant;
Producer(s)	Brown Bannister
Amy Grant singles chronology
Music video
	"Grown-Up Christmas List" on YouTube

"Grown-Up Christmas List" (sometimes titled "My Grown-Up Christmas List") is a Christmas song written by David Foster (music) and Linda Thompson-Jenner (lyrics). Originally written by Foster for the 1989 CBC Christmas program A David Foster Christmas Card, the song was recorded as a duet with David Foster and Natalie Cole. In 1990, a Cole-only version of the song appeared on David Foster's River of Love album. The song was planned to be released as a single, but only a very small number of copies were sold in a limited region. In 1992, Amy Grant recorded the first cover version of the song for her second Christmas album Home for Christmas. This was the beginning of a series of cover versions by many artists, and it has become a standard Christmas song in the 21st century. It is one of Foster's most widely sung songs.

Amy Grant version

Lyric addition

Amy Grant wrote an additional verse she sings as the song's second:

As children we believe
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely wrapped beneath the tree
But Heaven only knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal a hurting human soul

In a 2023 SiriusXM radio special for The Message channel, Grant stated she asked Foster for approval to add the lyric, and Foster was not only impressed, he offered to add Grant to the songwriting credits for the song, which she declined.

Since then, some artists have chosen to perform the song with Grant's additional lyric and some have not.

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 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.^[1] Kelly Clarkson's version entered the Adult Contemporary chart in 2003 where it spent five weeks.^[2]

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Kelly Clarkson's version
Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[3]	17

Chart performance for Amy Grant's version
Chart (2011-2020)	Peak position
Christian Digital Song Sales	11

Chart performance for Luis Miguel's version
Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	31

Other recordings

Year	Artist	Album
1994	David T. Clydesdale and Bobbi Page	The Sound Of Christmas
1994	Randy Brooks	A Soap Opera Christmas
1995	Bryan Duncan	Christmas Is Jesus
1996	Bill Medley	Christmas Memories
	Chuck Negron	Joy To The World
	Donna Cruz	Merry Christmas Donna
1997	Donny Osmond	Christmas At Home
	B.J. Thomas	Christmas Is Coming Home
	Sam Levine	Christmas Sax
	Swing Sisters	Swingin' X-Mas
1999	Natalie Cole with The London Symphony Orchestra	The Magic Of Christmas
2000	Monica	Platinum Christmas
	David Pomeranz	The Eyes Of Christmas
	Helena Vondráčková	Veselé Vánoce A Šťastný Nový Rok
	Marianne Antonsen	Soulful Christmas Songs
2001	Barbra Streisand	Christmas Memories
2003	Michael Bublé	Let It Snow!
2003	Kelly Clarkson	American Idol: Great Holiday Classics
2004	Paulini	Amazing Grace (Songs For Christmas)
2004	Lea Salonga	The Christmas Album
2005	Rene Froger	Pure Christmas
2005	Jane Monheit	The Season
2006	The Manhattan Transfer	An Acapella Christmas
	Christian Ingebrigtsen	Paint Christmas White
	David Friesen and Jeannie Hoffman	Christmas At Woodstock
	Stan Whitmire	Christmas Around The Piano
	Thierry Condor and Miriam Dee	A Christmas Eve in L.A.
	Luis Miguel	Navidades
2007	Boney James	Christmas Present
2007	Silvie Paladino	Christmas List
2008	Aretha Franklin	This Christmas Aretha
	Rissi Palmer	single only
	Darja Švajger	Moji Obrazi
	Lani Misalucha	The Gift Of Christmas
	Sanna, Shirley, Sonja	Our Christmas
2009	Magnus Carlsson	Christmas
	Rodney Carrington	Make It Christmas
	Anthony Evans	What Christmas Means
	Eric Alexander	Revival Of The Fittest
	Mark Vincent	My Dream, Mio Visione
2010	Joe	Home Is The Essence Of Christmas
	Charice	Grown-Up Christmas List
	The Isaacs	Christmas
	Trijntje Oosterhuis	This Is The Season
	Crystal Lewis	Home For The Holidays
	Evelyn Escalera	A Traditional Freestyle Christmas, Vol. 1
2011	Kathy Troccoli	Christmas Songs
	Los Angeles, The Voices	A Christmas Spectacular
	Jeffrey Biegel	A Steinway Christmas Album
	Richard Poon	Christmas With Richard Poon
2012	Ali Lohan	Christmas With Ali Lohan
2012	Halie Loren and Matt Treder	Many Times, Many Ways
2013
	Anthem Lights	Simple Little Christmas
	Lauren Alaina	single only
	Paul Carrack With The SWR Big Band	Swinging Christmas - Live
Glennis Grace	One Christmas Night Only
Nohelani Cypriano	Blue Hawaiian Christmas
2014	Dave Koz & Friends	The 25th Of December
2014	Sandi Patty	Christmas Blessings
2016	Jordan Smith	'Tis The Season
2017	Patti LaBelle	Home For The Holidays
	Fabrizio Bosso Quartet	Merry Christmas Baby
	The Veronicas	The Spirit Of Christmas 2017
	Lucie Bílá	Bílé Vánoce Lucie Bílé II.
2018	Pentatonix	Christmas Is Here!
	Bonnie Anderson	The Spirit Of Christmas 2018
	Jess Moskaluke	A Small Town Christmas
	Taeyeon	The Magic of Christmas Time (DVD)
	Nils Jiptner	Christmas Everyday
2019	John Barrowman	A Fabulous Christmas
2020	Delta Goodrem	Only Santa Knows
	Mark Seibert	The Christmas Album
	Simone Kopmajer	Christmas
2021	Cain	Wonderful
2022	David Foster and Katharine McPhee	Christmas Songs

References

^ "Amy Grant Grown Up Christmas List". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ "Kelly Clarkson - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Luis Miguel Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[1] "Amy Grant Grown Up Christmas List". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[2] "Kelly Clarkson - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2018.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Kelly_Clarkson-3] "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[uslatinpop-4] "Luis Miguel Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

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Discography Awards and nominations
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Christmas albums	A Christmas Album The Animals' Christmas (with Art Garfunkel) Home for Christmas A Christmas to Remember Tennessee Christmas
Compilation albums	The Collection Her Greatest Inspirational Songs Greatest Hits 1986–2004 Greatest Hits The Christmas Collection In Motion: The Remixes Be Still and Know... Hymns & Faith
Live albums	In Concert In Concert Volume Two Time Again... Amy Grant Live
Singles/EPs	"El Shaddai" Ageless Medley (EP) "Angels" "Find a Way" "Everywhere I Go" "Wise Up" "Stay for Awhile" "The Next Time I Fall" "Saved by Love" "Lead Me On" "1974 (We Were Young)" "What About the Love" "Say Once More" "Faithless Heart" "Baby Baby" "Hope Set High" "Every Heartbeat" "That's What Love Is For" "Good for Me" "I Will Remember You" "Grown-Up Christmas List" "Let the Season Take Wing" "Lucky One" "House of Love" "Say You'll Be Mine" "Big Yellow Taxi" "Oh How the Years Go By" "Takes a Little Time" "She Colors My Day" "Better Than a Hallelujah"
Television	Three Wishes
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Breakaway	"Breakaway" "Since U Been Gone" "Behind These Hazel Eyes" "Because of You" "Gone" "Walk Away"
My December	"Never Again" "One Minute" "Sober" "Don't Waste Your Time" "Be Still"
All I Ever Wanted	"My Life Would Suck Without You" "I Do Not Hook Up" "Cry" "All I Ever Wanted" "Already Gone" "If I Can't Have You" "Save You" "Whyyawannabringmedown" "Long Shot" "Can We Go Back"
Stronger	"Mr. Know It All" "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" "Dark Side" "Einstein" "I Forgive You" "Hello" "The War Is Over" "Don't You Wanna Stay"
Greatest Hits – Chapter One	"Catch My Breath" "People Like Us" "Don't Rush"
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Piece by Piece	"Heartbeat Song" "Invincible" "Someone" "Take You High" "Piece by Piece" "Run Run Run" "Dance with Me" "Nostalgic" "Good Goes the Bye"
Meaning of Life	"Love So Soft" "Heat" "Meaning of Life" "Move You" "Whole Lotta Woman" "I Don't Think About You"
UglyDolls	"Broken & Beautiful" "Couldn't Be Better"
When Christmas Comes Around...	"Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)" "Glow" "Santa, Can't You Hear Me" "Under the Mistletoe" "All I Want for Christmas Is You" "Christmas Eve" "You for Christmas"
Chemistry	"Mine" "Me" "Favorite Kind of High"
Collaborations	"Timeless" "Foolish Games" "Little Green Apples" "PrizeFighter" "All I Ask of You" "Second Hand Heart" "Keeping Score" "9 to 5" "You're Drunk, Go Home" "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Remix)
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Songs
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Discography
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