On the 11th day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, the song of the day for Thursday, December 24, 2020, is “The Christmas Waltz.”

About This Song

“A Christmas Waltz” was written in 1954 by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. They wrote it for Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on the B-side with “White Christmas.”

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “A Christmas Waltz” for his 2008 album A Swingin’ Christmas. Playing with him are his quartet: Monte Alexander (piano), Gray Sargent (guitar), Paul Langosch (bass), and Harold Jones (drums).

“The Christmas Waltz,” as well as A Swingin’ Christmas, is available from Apple Music.