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The Christmas Waltz that began in the issue dated January 3, 2004. "The Christmas Waltz" has been covered many times over the years by a wide variety of artists, including: The Christmas Waltz "The Christmas Waltz" is a Christmas song written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne for Frank Sinatra, who recorded it in 1954 as the B-side of a new recording of "White Christmas", in 1957 for his album "A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra", and in 1968 for "The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas". Cahn recalls, "One day during a very hot spell in Los Angeles the phone rang