# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 333
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6641 "2024-12-22T12:21:24Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6642 "2024-12-22T12:27:12Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YkwlR6EnOps/hqdefault.jpg "Stuck in the Smoke Hole of our Tipi.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkwlR6EnOps) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6643 "2024-12-22T14:17:22Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6644 "2024-12-22T16:11:00Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles 8. O Tannenbaum - Nat “King” Cole ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6645 "2024-12-22T16:31:49Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles 8. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby & David Bowie The first impulse is that whoever came up with the idea for this duet was smoking dope, but it really was quite well done. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6646 "2024-12-22T18:07:35Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles 8. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby & David Bowie 9. Ding Dong Merrily on High ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6647 "2024-12-22T19:56:45Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles 8. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby & David Bowie 9. Ding Dong Merrily on High 10. Silent Night, Holy Night - many, but especially Mahalia Jackson ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6648 "2024-12-22T20:13:47Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles 8. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby & David Bowie 9. Ding Dong Merrily on High 10. Silent Night, Holy Night - many, but especially Mahalia Jackson 11. O Tannenbaum - Nat “King” Cole Housekeeping ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6649 "2024-12-22T20:58:28Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles 8. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby & David Bowie 9. Ding Dong Merrily on High 10. Silent Night, Holy Night - many, but especially Mahalia Jackson 11. O Tannenbaum - Nat “King” Cole 12. “Christmas Eve / Sarajevo” - Trans-Siberian Orchestra ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6650 "2024-12-23T03:07:13Z")
**Christmas songs you actually like** 1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey 2. “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses 3. Winter Wonderland 4. Gabriel’s Message 5. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M 6. Stuck in the Smoke Hole of Our Tipi 7. Adeste Fideles 8. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby & David Bowie 9. Ding Dong Merrily on High 10. Silent Night, Holy Night - many, but especially Mahalia Jackson 11. O Tannenbaum - Nat “King” Cole 12. “Christmas Eve / Sarajevo” - Trans-Siberian Orchestra 13. “We Three Kings” - My favorite version is [sung by The Roches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrn78V0AzEY) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6651 "2024-12-23T03:40:06Z")
**What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter Entries can be repeated. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6652 "2024-12-23T04:18:11Z")
**What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter 2. Assorted family birthdays Because for each one, our landlady cooks the dinner of the birthday person’s request. For my 40th birthday in 2022, I didn’t know what I wanted, but I knew I loved her mashed potatoes, so I requested that. She cooked us an **entire Thanksgiving dinner.** In _February._ And then later that night, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6653 "2024-12-23T11:40:40Z")
**What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter 2. Assorted family birthdays 3. Thanksgiving It’s got the 3 F’s (food, family, football)! Just like Christmas without the awkward gifting. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6654 "2024-12-23T16:10:21Z")
**What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter 2. Assorted family birthdays 3. Thanksgiving 4. Fourth of July ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6655 "2024-12-23T16:14:05Z")
**What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter 2. Assorted family birthdays 3. Thanksgiving 4. Fourth of July 5. Christmas ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6656 "2024-12-23T17:34:12Z")
**What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter 2. Assorted family birthdays 3. Thanksgiving 4. Fourth of July 5. Christmas 6. Memorial Day Pretty much the unofficial start of summer … and not just one, but TWO major automotive events _(the Indy 500 race and the Coca-Cola 600 demolition derby)_! _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6657 "2024-12-23T18:00:57Z")
**What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter 2. Assorted family birthdays 3. Thanksgiving 4. Fourth of July 5. Christmas 6. Memorial Day 7. Halloween ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6658 "2024-12-24T03:50:28Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > …She cooked us an **entire Thanksgiving dinner.** In _February._ > > And then later that night, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Well, jeez, I wouldn’t blame her for that. She was only trying to be nice. **What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** 1. Easter 2. Assorted family birthdays 3. Thanksgiving 4. Fourth of July 5. Christmas 6. Memorial Day 7. Halloween 8. Christmas, too ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6659 "2025-01-01T15:18:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **What Is Your Favorite Holiday?** > > 1. Easter > 2. Assorted family birthdays > 3. Thanksgiving > 4. Fourth of July > 5. Christmas > 6. Memorial Day > 7. Halloween > 8. Christmas, too It’s been over a week. Can we call this thread stalled? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6660 "2025-01-01T17:45:12Z")
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