# Topic Playlist! (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532 "2021-08-26T02:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 308
**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, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6141 "2022-12-22T22:13:15Z")
**Religious Christmas Music** 1. Joy To The World - Tennessee Ernie 2. [O Come, All Ye Faithful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oc1ovRsnk) - Carrie Underwood 3. [O Come, O Come Emmanuel](https://youtu.be/a2MZyKvNMBg?t=245) - Bad Religion 4. [Ave Maria (Gounod)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuKFCAaMKc) - Barbra Streisand ---
**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, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6142 "2022-12-23T01:49:17Z")
**Religious Christmas Music** 1. Joy To The World - Tennessee Ernie 2. [O Come, All Ye Faithful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oc1ovRsnk) - Carrie Underwood 3. [O Come, O Come Emmanuel](https://youtu.be/a2MZyKvNMBg?t=245) - Bad Religion 4. [Ave Maria (Gounod)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuKFCAaMKc) - Barbra Streisand 5. [Hark! The Herald Angels Sing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pezHNl0ceY) – Mannheim Steamroller There was a magnificent video produced by Mannheim Steamroller back in the 1980s and released on VHS/DVD, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere on the web… so forget the picture, just enjoy the music. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6143 "2022-12-23T17:22:58Z")
**Religious Christmas Music** 1. Joy To The World - Tennessee Ernie 2. [O Come, All Ye Faithful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oc1ovRsnk) - Carrie Underwood 3. [O Come, O Come Emmanuel](https://youtu.be/a2MZyKvNMBg?t=245) - Bad Religion 4. [Ave Maria (Gounod)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuKFCAaMKc) - Barbra Streisand 5. [Hark! The Herald Angels Sing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pezHNl0ceY) – Mannheim Steamroller 6. Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson ---
**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 25, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6144 "2022-12-25T15:58:26Z")
**Religious Christmas Music** 1. Joy To The World - Tennessee Ernie 2. [O Come, All Ye Faithful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oc1ovRsnk) - Carrie Underwood 3. [O Come, O Come Emmanuel](https://youtu.be/a2MZyKvNMBg?t=245) - Bad Religion 4. [Ave Maria (Gounod)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuKFCAaMKc) - Barbra Streisand 5. [Hark! The Herald Angels Sing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pezHNl0ceY) – Mannheim Steamroller 6. Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson 7. Sleepers Awake - Bach The backstory of this great piece > **["Sleepers Awake," from Crisis to Cantata](https://www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2020-04-02/sleepers-awake-from-crisis-to-cantata)** > > In the depths of a fearsome epidemic that ravaged his community, a small-town German pastor wrote a hymn to bring his congregation hope. More than 400… ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6145 "2022-12-25T16:23:43Z")
**Religious Christmas Music** 1. Joy To The World - Tennessee Ernie 2. [O Come, All Ye Faithful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oc1ovRsnk) - Carrie Underwood 3. [O Come, O Come Emmanuel](https://youtu.be/a2MZyKvNMBg?t=245) - Bad Religion 4. [Ave Maria (Gounod)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuKFCAaMKc) - Barbra Streisand 5. [Hark! The Herald Angels Sing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pezHNl0ceY) – Mannheim Steamroller 6. Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson 7. Sleepers Awake - Bach 8. In The Bleak Midwinter - Annie Lennox ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6146 "2022-12-26T16:14:07Z")
**Religious Christmas Music** 1. Joy To The World - Tennessee Ernie 2. [O Come, All Ye Faithful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oc1ovRsnk) - Carrie Underwood 3. [O Come, O Come Emmanuel](https://youtu.be/a2MZyKvNMBg?t=245) - Bad Religion 4. [Ave Maria (Gounod)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuKFCAaMKc) - Barbra Streisand 5. [Hark! The Herald Angels Sing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pezHNl0ceY) – Mannheim Steamroller 6. Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson 7. Sleepers Awake - Bach 8. In The Bleak Midwinter - Annie Lennox 9. [Little Drummer Boy](https://youtu.be/8g_wwYYyc2g) - Grace Jones ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6147 "2022-12-27T18:10:27Z")
**Religious Christmas Music** 1. Joy To The World - Tennessee Ernie 2. [O Come, All Ye Faithful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oc1ovRsnk) - Carrie Underwood 3. [O Come, O Come Emmanuel](https://youtu.be/a2MZyKvNMBg?t=245) - Bad Religion 4. [Ave Maria (Gounod)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuKFCAaMKc) - Barbra Streisand 5. [Hark! The Herald Angels Sing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pezHNl0ceY) – Mannheim Steamroller 6. Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson 7. Sleepers Awake - Bach 8. In The Bleak Midwinter - Annie Lennox 9. [Little Drummer Boy](https://youtu.be/8g_wwYYyc2g) - Grace Jones 10. [O Holy Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJw-ey1DPRA&ab_channel=JoshGroban) - Adolphe Adam, Josh Groban version linked **Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6148 "2022-12-27T18:15:50Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6149 "2022-12-27T18:24:21Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. JIngle Bells – those damned barking dogs Unbelievable, but that thing hit #22 on the pop charts, and has sold over a million copies. I guess there truly is no accounting for taste. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6150 "2022-12-27T18:38:03Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. JIngle Bells – those damned barking dogs 4. Last Christmas - Wham! Not only is it a terrible song, it has _nothing_ to do with Christmas. You could substitute “Easter” or “Flag Day” or “August” and it wouldn’t change a thing. ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6151 "2022-12-28T01:15:45Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. JIngle Bells – those damned barking dogs 4. Last Christmas - Wham! 5. The Hershey’s Kiss bells commercial that gets reused _every. single. year._ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6152 "2022-12-28T06:55:45Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. JIngle Bells – those damned barking dogs 4. Last Christmas - Wham! 5. The Hershey’s Kiss bells commercial that gets reused _every. single. year._ 6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) How could Nat King Cole and Mel Torme’ together do such a bad thing? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6153 "2022-12-28T07:15:24Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. JIngle Bells – those damned barking dogs 4. Last Christmas - Wham! 5. The Hershey’s Kiss bells commercial that gets reused _every. single. year._ 6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 7. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6154 "2022-12-28T13:56:46Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. Jingle Bells – those damned barking dogs 4. Last Christmas - Wham! 5. The Hershey’s Kiss bells commercial that gets reused _every. single. year._ 6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 7. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney 8. Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6155 "2022-12-28T13:58:52Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. Jingle Bells – those damned barking dogs 4. Last Christmas - Wham! 5. The Hershey’s Kiss bells commercial that gets reused _every. single. year._ 6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 7. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney 8. Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid 9. Christmas Shoes - NewSong ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6156 "2022-12-29T14:11:00Z")
**Holiday Music You Don’t Want to Hear Again** 1. Santa Baby - Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, etc. 2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - any rendition 3. Jingle Bells – those damned barking dogs 4. Last Christmas - Wham! 5. The Hershey’s Kiss bells commercial that gets reused _every. single. year._ 6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 7. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney 8. Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid 9. Christmas Shoes - NewSong 10. Leroy the Redneck Reindeer Pass ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6157 "2022-12-29T14:42:06Z")
**Elvis!** 1. Everyday I Write The Book - Elvis Costello ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6158 "2022-12-29T14:52:00Z")
**Elvis!** 1. Everyday I Write The Book - Elvis Costello 2. Live Fast, Die Young - Elvis Hitler ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6159 "2022-12-29T15:00:28Z")
**Elvis!** 1. Everyday I Write The Book - Elvis Costello 2. Live Fast, Die Young - Elvis Hitler 3. While You Were Sleeping - Elvis Perkins ---
**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 29, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6160 "2022-12-29T15:05:29Z")
**Elvis!** 1. Everyday I Write The Book - Elvis Costello 2. Live Fast, Die Young - Elvis Hitler 3. While You Were Sleeping - Elvis Perkins 4. Man On The Moon - REM _Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby_ _Are we losing touch?_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=307) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=309)