The stars' Christmas wishes

(First of two parts)

Merry Christmas to everyone!

When I was a child I would come up with a list of all my wishes for Christmas. I would hang it on our Christmas tree (a real pine tree, of course since we never use plastic ones in those days) and hoped that Santa would visit and make all my wishes come true. And believe it or not, Santa always fulfilled my wishes. Today, I still have my Christmas wishes but I no longer hang them in Christmas trees.

Here is the song titled My Grown Up Christmas List (lyrics by Linda Thompson with music by David Foster and recorded by Natalie Cole, Amy Grant, Michael Bublé and Kelly Clarkson) which I dedicate to everyone. I have also asked some stars to name five wishes for Christmas. Read on.

Do you remember me?

I sat upon your knee

I wrote to you with childhood fantasies

Well, I’m all grown up now

And still need help somehow

I’m not a child but my heart still can dream

So here’s my life-long wish

My grown-up Christmas list

Not for myself, but for a world in need

No more lives torn apart

That wars would never start

And time would heal the heart

And everyone would have a friend

And right would always win

And love would never end

This is my grown-up Christmas list

As children we believed

The grandest sight to see

Was something lovely, wrapped beneath the tree

Well, heaven surely knows

That packages and bows

Can never heal a hurting human soul

No more lives torn apart

That wars would never start

And time would heal the heart

And everyone would have a friend

And right would always win

And love would never end,

This is my grown-up Christmas list

What is this illusion called

The innocence of youth

Maybe only in our blind belief

Can we ever find the truth

No more lives torn apart

That wars would never start

And time would heal the heart

And everyone would have a friend

And right would always win

And love would never end,

This is my grown-up Christmas list

This is my only life-long wish

This is my grown-up Christmas list

Gretchen Barretto — 1) That Filipinos focus on being productive rather than gossip; 2) that our country will be a safe place to live in, no bombings; 3) that our elected officials will not be corrupt; 4) that everyone will be given the chance to have good education and no one goes hungry; 5) free medical services for the poor.

Amy Perez — 1) Wish to have my own talk show; 2) to have a baby girl so I have naman kakampi; 3) good health always for my parents and entire family; 4) Kung material aspect naman, I really wish to have a small car ‘yung matipid sa gas. But all in all wala na akong mahihiling pa because God has been so good to me. He always provides for all. 5) Our prayer is for me to be free so that in the eyes of God and the people lalo na to our kids, all is legal para super happy na kami ni Carlo.

(To be concluded)