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Coffee Break: World Wish Day

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

April 29, 2025

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Today is World Wish Day, a day that celebrates the anniversary of the founding of Make-A-Wish and time to reflect on how many wishes have come true! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention wishes? What wish do you have that is represented in a song? Is there a wish that came true that's mentioned in a song that you'd like to hear?

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention wishes?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Dusty Springfield - Wishin’ and Hopin’ 

Neko Case - “I Wish I Was The Moon”

The Magnetic Fields - I Wish I Had An Evil Twin

Skee Lo - I Wish

Stevie Wonder - I Wish

Pearl Jam - Wishlist

Etta James - I Wish Someone Would

The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain