Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
Christmas Waltz
Sometimes a Song

Christmas Waltz

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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Christmas Waltz
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Sometimes a Song this week is the delightful “Christmas Waltz,” a song literally demanded by Frank Sinatra, who was about to throw his hat into the ring with his own release of the extraordinarily popular, White Christmas,” first recorded by Bing Crosby for the Irving Berlin musical, “Holiday Inn.” Frank wanted a really excellent tune worthy to fill th…

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