# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2414
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48266 "2016-12-15T23:03:10Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island A twofer!!! 😃 ---
**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 15, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48267 "2016-12-15T23:05:09Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48268 "2016-12-15T23:48:42Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) 7. No Presents for Christmas, King Diamond ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48269 "2016-12-16T00:35:30Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) 7. No Presents for Christmas, King Diamond 8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and me (in the shower) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48270 "2016-12-16T00:50:30Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) 7. No Presents for Christmas, King Diamond 8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and me (in the shower) 9. Christmas Vacation, by Mavis Staples ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48271 "2016-12-16T01:27:18Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) 7. No Presents for Christmas, King Diamond 8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and me (in the shower) 9. Christmas Vacation, by Mavis Staples 10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, by Bing Crosby and others ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48272 "2016-12-16T01:30:04Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) 7. No Presents for Christmas, King Diamond 8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and me (in the shower) 9. Christmas Vacation, by Mavis Staples 10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, by Bing Crosby and others 11. The Christmas Shoes, by NewSong One of the worst Christmas songs ever IMHO ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48273 "2016-12-16T02:02:34Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) 7. No Presents for Christmas, by King Diamond 8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and me (in the shower) 9. Christmas Vacation, by Mavis Staples 10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, by Bing Crosby and others 11. The Christmas Shoes, by NewSong 12. Christmas Wrapping, by The Waitresses ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48274 "2016-12-16T02:49:19Z")
Christmas Songs That Actually Have the Word Christmas in the Title 1. Christmastime Is Here, Vince Guaraldi 2. The Christmas Song, Bob Wells and Mel Torme 3. This Christmas, Donny Hathaway 4. White Christmas, Irving Berlin (Most popular version sung by Bing Crosby) 5. Howdja’ Like To Spend Christmas On Christmas Island 6. Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson (most notable early version by Elvis Presley) 7. No Presents for Christmas, by King Diamond 8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and me (in the shower) 9. Christmas Vacation, by Mavis Staples 10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, by Bing Crosby and others 11. The Christmas Shoes, by NewSong 12. Christmas Wrapping, by The Waitresses 13. We Wish You A Merry Christmas, by the Weavers New! Christmas stocking stuffers 14. Candy cane ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48275 "2016-12-16T03:38:34Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48276 "2016-12-16T04:01:13Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal ---
**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 16, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48277 "2016-12-16T04:20:46Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) ETA according to some sites the orange tradition is related to the story of St Nicholas of Myra giving gold to poor girls who needed it for a dowry. ---
**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 16, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48278 "2016-12-16T04:39:14Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age Long a tradition in our family. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48279 "2016-12-16T05:36:19Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age 6. Colored Sharpies. About 50c each in packs of 12 or 24, put a couple in each stocking and save some for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48280 "2016-12-16T05:51:59Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age 6. Colored Sharpies. 7. Brazil nuts ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48281 "2016-12-16T07:43:26Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age 6. Colored Sharpies. 7. Brazil nuts 8. Dollar-store toys My mother’s stock in trade ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48282 "2016-12-16T08:48:09Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age 6. Colored Sharpies. 7. Brazil nuts 8. Dollar-store toys 9. Chocolate coins or mini bars ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48283 "2016-12-16T11:00:56Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age 6. Colored Sharpies. 7. Brazil nuts 8. Dollar-store toys 9. Chocolate coins or mini bars 10. A severed foot (the perfect stocking stuffer, per Mitch Hedberg) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48284 "2016-12-16T11:11:53Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age 6. Colored Sharpies. 7. Brazil nuts 8. Dollar-store toys 9. Chocolate coins or mini bars 10. A severed foot (the perfect stocking stuffer, per Mitch Hedberg) 11. Condoms ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48285 "2016-12-16T13:31:06Z")
Christmas stocking stuffers 1. Candy cane 2. Lottery tickets 3. Coal 4. Oranges (a tradition from a century ago when an orange was a treat) 5. Shiny new pennies, as many as the years of the child’s age 6. Colored Sharpies. 7. Brazil nuts 8. Dollar-store toys 9. Chocolate coins or mini bars 10. A severed foot (the perfect stocking stuffer, per Mitch Hedberg) 11. Condoms 12. Small stuffed animal [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2413) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2415)